Kurdalægon
Kurdalægon
Deity of blacksmiths in Ossetian mythology
Kurdalægon (Ossetian: Куырдалӕгон[1]), also spelled and known as Kuịrdalägon, Kurd-Alägon, Aläugon, Kurd-Alä-Uärgon,[2] is the heavenly deity of blacksmiths in Ossetian mythology.[3] His epithet is "the heavenly one"; he shoes the dead man's horse, thus helping him on his journey to the other side. He is a close friend of the Narts.
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It is important to note that despite being associated with other blacksmith deities in different Indo-European mythologies (like Vulcan) he does not have the status of a god. Ossetian mythology is considered to be monotheistic, with only Xwytsau being considered God, and all the others (called zædtæ and dæwdžytæ) being considered deities of a lower class.