Caucas

Caucas or Kavkasos (Georgian: კავკასოსი Kavḳasosi) was the purported ancestor of Chechens and Ingush 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 in the 11th century. The legend has it that he was a son of Targamos and, thus, brother of Haos, Movakos, Lekos(referred to as the ancestor of Lezgic peoples), Heros, Kartlos (known to be ancestor of Georgian people), and Egros took their origin.

Thargamos and his sons.
The order of the figures from left to right is: Movakan, Bardos, Kartlos, Haos, Lekos, Thargamos, Caucas, Egros. An opening folio of the Georgian Chronicles (Vakhtangiseuli redaction), 1700s.

Caucas' son Durdzuk is said to be the ancestor of the Chechens and Ingush[1].

Genealogy

Noah

Japheth

Gomer

Togarmah

Caucas

Descendants

• Nakh (Vainakhs)

According to Leonti Mroveli, the 11th-century Georgian chronicler, the word Caucasian is derived from the Nakh peoples ancestor Kavkas.[2][3][4]

References

1. Qoranashvili, G. Questions of Ethnic Identity According to Leonti Mroveli's Historical Chronicles, Studies, Vol. 1. Tbilisi.
2. The work of Leonti Mroveli: "The history of the Georgian Kings" dealing with the history of Georgia and the Caucasus since ancient times to the 5th century AD, is included in medieval code of Georgian annals "Kartlis Tskhovreba".
3. "Caucasian Knot | An Essay On the History of the Nakh peoples . On the origin of the Nakh peoples". Eng.kavkaz-uzel.ru. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
4. "Microsoft Word - 4C04B861-0826-0853BD.doc" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2012.