Caucas or Kavkasos ( ka, კავკასოსი, tr) was the supposed ancestor of

Vainakh peoples The Nakh peoples are a group of North Caucasian languages, North Caucasian peoples identified by their use of the Nakh languages and other cultural similarities. These are chiefly the ethnic Chechen people, Chechen, Ingush people, Ingush and Ba ...

(

Chechens The Chechens ( ; , , Old Chechen: Нахчой, ''Naxçoy''), historically also known as ''Kistin, Kisti'' and ''Durdzuks'', are a Northeast Caucasian languages, Northeast Caucasian ethnic group of the Nakh peoples native to the North Caucasus. ...

and

Ingush Ingush may refer to: * Ingush language, Northeast Caucasian language * Ingush people, an ethnic group of the North Caucasus See also *Ingushetia (disambiguation) Ingushetia is a federal republic and subject of Russia. Ingushetia may also refer ...

) according to '' The Georgian Chronicles''. His story is narrated in the compilation of the medieval Georgian chronicles, '' Kartlis Tskhovreba'', taken down from oral tradition by

Leonti Mroveli Leonti Mroveli ( ka, ლეონტი მროველი) was the 11th-century Georgian chronicler, presumably an ecclesiastic. ''Mroveli'' is not his last name, but the adjective for the diocese of Ruisi, whose bishop he probably was. Rayfi ...

in the 11th century. The legend has it that he was a son of Targamos and, thus, brother of

Hayk Hayk (, ), also known as Hayk Nahapet (, , ), is the legendary patriarch and founder of the Armenian nation. His story is told in the ''History of Armenia'' attributed to the Armenian historian Movses Khorenatsi and in the ''Primary History'' ...

(known to be ancestor of

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...

people), Movakos,

Lekos Lekos (Lek, Lekas) is the legendary ancestor-eponym of "Legae" tribe of the Caucasus. In Georgian sources, the fifth son (or offspring) of Togarmah. Ancient history According to Leonti Mroveli, Togarmah "gave to Lekos territories from the Sea o ...

(referred to as the ancestor of Lezgic peoples), Heros,

Kartlos Kartlos () is the legendary progenitor and "father of all Georgians" in the Georgian mythology, more specifically of the nation of Kartli, known as the Kingdom of Iberia in the classical antiquity. Kartlos is a legendary figure originating in Geor ...

(known to be ancestor of Georgian people), and Egros. Caucas' descendant Dzurdzuk is said to be the ancestor of the Chechens and Ingush.

Genealogy

Descendants

* Ingush and Chechens (

Vainakhs The Nakh peoples are a group of North Caucasian peoples identified by their use of the Nakh languages and other cultural similarities. These are chiefly the ethnic Chechen, Ingush and Bats peoples of the North Caucasus, including closely re ...

)

References

{{Georgian mythology Georgian mythology Japheth Legendary progenitors