Uastyrdzhi
[1] 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.[2] It is forbidden for women to pronounce his name;[3][4] instead, they must refer to him as лӕгты дзуар lӕgty dzuar (literally, "the saint of men").A large public ceremony devoted to him is held in early July at Khetag's Grove (Хетæджы къох, Khetӕdzhy k'ox), a wood situated three kilometres outside of Alagir, near Suadag village.Another important ceremony in honour of Uastyrdzhi is held beside a shrine called Rekom in the Tsey Valley in mid-June.Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the cult of Uastyrdzhi has enjoyed renewed popularity in Ossetian nationalism, and there have been several claims of visitations.
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