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Alardy

Alardy (Ossetian: Аларды, from Georgian: ალავერდობა - Alaverdoba) is a spirit or god of the Ossetian mythology, who inflicts smallpox and measles on children. In the Nart saga, Alardy appears episodically in different cycles. He protects the Narts from skin diseases or sends them.

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Alardy (Ossetian: Аларды, from Georgian: ალავერდობა - Alaverdoba) is a spirit or god of the Ossetian mythology, who inflicts smallpox and measles on children. In the Nart saga, Alardy appears episodically in different cycles. He protects the Narts from skin diseases or sends them.

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