{"id":2800,"date":"2020-07-20T13:42:39","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T12:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/?page_id=2800"},"modified":"2022-12-03T22:07:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T22:07:13","slug":"les-skneli","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/georgian-mythology\/the-skneli\/","title":{"rendered":"The Skneli"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2800\" class=\"elementor elementor-2800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae9a79c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae9a79c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-250c506\" data-id=\"250c506\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-494bd73 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"494bd73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/georgian-mythology\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Georgian Mythology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7fd9d4\" data-id=\"b7fd9d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a1847f elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4a1847f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royaume_d%27Ib%C3%A9rie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Wiki<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d164898 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d164898\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-460ec0d\" data-id=\"460ec0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cd3a80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cd3a80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/\">mythology<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/georgian-mythology\/\">Georgian<\/a> pre-Christian, the universe is perceived as a sphere. It comprises three worlds or levels, called\u00a0<em>skneli<\/em> (\u10e1\u10d9\u10dc\u10d4\u10da\u10d8)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5284 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AlphaOmega-e1602613368367.png\" alt=\"skneli\" width=\"25\" height=\"26\" title=\"\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1c1960 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1c1960\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cdf643\" data-id=\"0cdf643\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c1af76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c1af76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/georgian-mythology\/the-skneli\/#Les-Skneli\" >The Skneli<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Les-Skneli\"><\/span>The Skneli<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72a7beea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72a7beea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-285663a8\" data-id=\"285663a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e55ba50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e55ba50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Zeskneli<\/em>\u00a0(\u10d6\u10d4\u10e1\u10d9\u10dc\u10d4\u10da\u10d8) - the highest world and the house of the gods. White is Zeskneli&#039;s color.<\/li>\n<li>Earth - the middle world, the home of mortals. Its center is divided into two regions, anterior (\u00a0<em>tsina samkaro<\/em>\u00a0, \u10ec\u10d8\u10dc\u10d0 \u10e1\u10d0\u10db\u10e7\u10d0\u10e0\u10dd; Where\u00a0<em>tsinaskneli<\/em>\u00a0, \u10ec\u10d8\u10dc\u10d0\u10e1\u10d9\u10dc\u10d4\u10da\u10d8) and posterior (\u00a0<em>ukana samkaro<\/em>\u00a0, \u10e3\u10d9\u10d0\u10dc\u10d0 \u10e1\u10d0\u10db\u10e7\u10d0\u10e0\u10dd; Where\u00a0<em>ukana skneli<\/em>\u00a0, \u10e3\u10d9\u10d0\u10dc\u10d0\u10e1\u10d9\u10dc\u10d4\u10da\u10d8); - beyond which the lands of Earth are divided by seven or nine mountains (or seas), which a hero can only cross by first undergoing a spiritual transformation (known as\u00a0<em>gardatsvaleba<\/em>\u00a0(\u10d2\u10d0\u10e0\u10d3\u10d0\u10ea\u10d5\u10d0\u10da\u10d4\u10d1\u10d0) - which is also the word for &quot;death&quot;) and seeking help from magical animals, such as Paskunji, Rashi and others. Red is the color of this world.<\/li>\n<li><em>Kveskneli<\/em>\u00a0(\u10e5\u10d5\u10d4\u10e1\u10d9\u10dc\u10d4\u10da\u10d8) - the lowest world or the underworld, inhabited by ogres, snakes and demons. Black is the color of Kveskneli.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>These three worlds are connected by a world tree growing at the edge of the universe (or in other accounts a tower, chain or pillar) \u2013 a common theme in the <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/\">mythologies<\/a> many other cultures (compare, for example, Yggdrasil, \u00c9gig \u00e9r\u0151 fa and Iroko). Beyond them and the universe lies\u00a0<em>Gareskneli<\/em>\u00a0(\u10d2\u10d0\u10e0\u10d4\u10e1\u10d9\u10dc\u10d4\u10da\u10d8), \u201cthe world of oblivion\u201d, an endless void of darkness and eternity.<\/p>\n\n<p>There are also two bodies of water and two planes of fire (each &quot;element&quot; having both a subterranean and a celestial form) with unique influences on human life. The moon (considered a brother) and the sun (considered a sister) pass through these two realms regularly, but in opposite directions.<\/p>\n\n<p>After Christianization, Zeskneli became associated with heaven, Kveskneli with hell and the spiritual journeys between these worlds associated with death alone, to the exclusion of older and more shamanic conceptions of the otherworldly journey.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mythologie G\u00e9orgienne Wiki Dans la mythologie g\u00e9orgienne pr\u00e9chr\u00e9tienne, l&rsquo;univers est per\u00e7u comme une\u00a0sph\u00e8re. 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