Lamaria

[1] Like many other deities of the Svan pantheon, her name is derived from a Christian figure; in her case, Mary, mother of Jesus.

[2] Lamaria was also sometimes associated with or considered equivalent to Barbol, another goddess of feminine and domestic functions.

[8] The French scholar Georges Charachidzé believed Lamaria was derived from an Indo-European deity, possibly of the Ossetians or their ancestors, the Alans.

[8] In contrast, linguist and anthropologist Kevin Tuite viewed her as a multi-faceted figure displaying Vestal traits as well as associations with remote wilderness, like the Khevsurian goddess Samdzimari.

Then the village's children would race to climb the tower and make the Lamaria figurine fall to the ground.