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Avtandil
Avtandil ( ka, ავთანდილ) is a Georgians, Georgian masculine name of Persian origin meaning "the heart of the motherland". The name was used in the 12th-century Georgian poem ''The Knight in the Panther's Skin'' by Shota Rustaveli. It may refer to: *Avtandil (designer), Georgian fashion designer *Avtandil, a character in ''The Knight in the Panther's Skin'', a medieval Georgian epic poem *Avtandil Beridze, Georgian politician *Avtandil Chkuaseli, Soviet footballer *Avtandil Demetrashvili, Georgian jurist and former member of the Constitutional Court *Avtandil Ebralidze, Georgian footballer *Avtandil Gartskia, politician in Abkhazia *Avtandil Gogoberidze, Georgian/Soviet footballer *Avtandil Gvianidze, Georgian footballer *Avtandil Jorbenadze, Georgian politician and former politician *Avtandil Kapanadze, Georgian/Soviet footballer *Avtandil Kopaliani, Georgian rugby player *Avtandil Koridze, Georgian wrestler *Avtandil Khurtsidze, Georgian boxer *Avtandil Makharadze, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Knight In The Panther's Skin
''The Knight in the Panther's Skin'' ( ka, ვეფხისტყაოსანი, tr literally "the one with the skin of a tiger") is a Georgian medieval epic poem, written in the 12th or 13th century by Georgia's national poet Shota Rustaveli. A definitive work of the Georgian Golden Age, the poem consists of over 1600 Rustavelian Quatrains and is considered to be a "masterpiece of the Georgian literature". Until the early 20th century, a copy of this poem was part of the dowry of every bride. Although the poem takes place in the fictional settings of "India" and "Arabia", events in these distant lands are but a colorful allegory of the rule of Queen Tamar of Georgia, and the size and glory of the Kingdom of Georgia in its Golden Age. It tells the friendship of two heroes, Avtandil and Tariel, and their quest to find the object of love, Nestan-Darejan, an allegorical embodiment of Queen Tamar. These idealized heroes and devoted friends are united by courtly love, generosi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
