Uastyrdzhi (Iron Ossetic: Уастырджи, romanized: Wastyrĝi, pronounced [ˈwɑʃtɨrd͡ʒi]) is the name of Saint George in Ossetian folklore. Uastyrdzhi is the patron of the male sex and travellers as well as being a guarantor of oaths, like his Iranian counterpart Mithra (among others such as Verethragna and Fereydun) with whom he shares a common origin.
Uastyrdzhi (Iron Ossetic: Уастырджи, romanized: Wastyrĝi, pronounced [ˈwɑʃtɨrd͡ʒi]) is the name of Saint George in Ossetian folklore. Uastyrdzhi is the patron of the male sex and travellers as well as being a guarantor of oaths, like his Iranian counterpart Mithra (among others such as Verethragna and Fereydun) with whom he shares a common origin.
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