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.