Caucas or Kavkasos ( ka, კავკასოსი, tr) was the supposed ancestor of
Chechens
The Chechens (; ce, Нохчий, , Old Chechen: Нахчой, ''Naxçoy''), historically also known as ''Kisti'' and ''Durdzuks'', are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group of the Nakh peoples native to the North Caucasus in Eastern Europe. "Eu ...
and
Ingush according to ''
The Georgian Chronicles
''The Georgian Chronicles'' is a conventional English name for the principal compendium of medieval Georgian historical texts, natively known as ''Kartlis Tskhovreba'' ( ka, ქართლის ცხოვრება), literally "Life of Ka ...
''. His story is narrated in the compilation of the medieval Georgian chronicles, ''
Kartlis Tskhovreba'', taken down from oral tradition by
Leonti Mroveli in the 11th century. The legend has it that he was a son of
Targamos and, thus, brother of
Hayk (known to be ancestor of Armenian people), Movakos,
Lekos (referred to as the ancestor of
Lezgic peoples),
Heros,
Kartlos
Kartlos () is the eponymous ancestor of the Georgians (Kartvelians) in Georgian mythology, more specifically of the nation of Kartli (Caucasian Iberia).
Kartlos is introduced in the medieval Georgian Chronicles (''Kartlis Tskhovreba''), presuma ...
(known to be ancestor of Georgian people), and
Egros.
Caucas' son
Durdzuk is said to be the ancestor of the
Chechens
The Chechens (; ce, Нохчий, , Old Chechen: Нахчой, ''Naxçoy''), historically also known as ''Kisti'' and ''Durdzuks'', are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group of the Nakh peoples native to the North Caucasus in Eastern Europe. "Eu ...
and
Ingush.
Genealogy
Descendants
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Nakh (
Vainakhs
The Nakh peoples, also known as ''Vainakh peoples'' (Chechen/Ingush: , apparently derived from Chechen , Ingush "our people"; also Chechen-Ingush), are a group of Caucasian peoples identified by their use of the Nakh languages and other cult ...
)
According to
Leonti Mroveli, the 11th-century Georgian chronicler, the word Caucasian is derived from the
Nakh peoples
The Nakh peoples, also known as ''Vainakh peoples'' (Chechen/Ingush: , apparently derived from Chechen , Ingush "our people"; also Chechen-Ingush), are a group of Caucasian peoples identified by their use of the Nakh languages and other cult ...
ancestor Kavkas.
References
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Japheth
Legendary progenitors