Caucas

Caucas or Kavkasos (Georgian: კავკასოსი Kavḳasosi) was the purported ancestor of Ingush. 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 Dzurdzuk is said to be the ancestor of the Ingush

The place called 'Targim' is the capital of the Caucasus located in Ingushetia. Targim is derived from the great ancestor Thargamos.

Genealogy
Noah
Japheth
Gomer
Togarmah
Caucas

Descendants

According to Leonti Mroveli, the 11th-century Georgian chronicler, the word Caucasian is derived from the Nakh peoples ancestor Kavkas.[1] "The Nakh peoples are the ancient natives of the Caucasus. According to the genealogical table drawn up by Leonti Mroveli, the legendary forefather of the Nakh peoples was "Kavkas", hence the name Kavkasians, one of the ethnicons met in the ancient Georgian written sources, signifying the ancestors of the Ingush. As appears from the above, the Nakh peoples, at least by name, are presented as the most "Caucasian" people of all the Caucasians (Caucasus - Kavkas - Kavkasians) in the Georgian historical tradition."[2][3]

References
  1. 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".
  2. "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.
  3. "Microsoft Word - 4C04B861-0826-0853BD.doc" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
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