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| | Translator's Note | 13 |
| | Foreword | 17 |
| Commentary and Sources. | Traditions | 376 |
| | Legends | 408 |
| | Appendix | 410 |
| | List of abbreviations | 411 |
| | Glossary | 413 |
| Cosmogonic Legends. | 1. About the devs, nine suns and nine moons | 67 |
| | 2. The deer and the ox in the vault of heaver | 68 |
| | 3. From whete did the mountains and gorges appear on the earth | 68 |
| | 4. The sun and the moon | 69 |
| | 5. The sun and the marten's skin | 70 |
| | 6. The moon | 70 |
| | 7. Thunder and lightning | 70 |
| | 8. Hail | 70 |
| | 9. The snow and the rain | 71 |
| | 10. The worlds | 71 |
| | 11. The separation of the sky from the earth | 72 |
| About the Protective Spirits of the Animals. | 12. Dali gives birth on the cliff | 73 |
| | 13. Kazbek Gelovani | 74 |
| | 14. The day of Betken | 75 |
| | 15. Betken and Dali | 77 |
| | 16. Dali and the hunter Almasgil | 78 |
| | 17. Kurcha | 80 |
| | 18. Kvartsikheli Tebtu Ivane | 82 |
| | 19. Ivane Kvatsikhiseli | 84 |
| | 20. The sister and brother - sovereigns of the beasts | 85 |
| | 21. The origin of the Mesepi | 86 |
| | 22. The revenge of Tkashi-Mapa | 89 |
| | 23. The mistress of the beasts and her adopted son | 90 |
| | 24. The forest woman | 91 |
| | 25. Dali and the hunter's wife | 94 |
| | 26. The Balh meadow | 95 |
| About Devs. | 27. Dali and Dev | 96 |
| | 28. The round dance of the Alis | 97 |
| | 29. The Alkala | 97 |
| | 30. The Ali | 98 |
| | 31. The Khechecha | 98 |
| | 32. Ochokochi | 100 |
| | 33. The waret Kajis | 101 |
| | 34. The grandfather and the Kaji | 101 |
| | 35. The Kaji-Wife | 102 |
| | 36. The Chinka and the fire | 103 |
| | 37. The tames Dev | 104 |
| | 38. Lamaria and the Dev | 104 |
| | 39. Jamagidze's spring | 105 |
| | 40. The Dev | 106 |
| | 41. The peasant and the Dev | 107 |
| | 42. The help of White Giorgi | 108 |
| | 43. The feast day in the Lutkhumi Gorge | 108 |
| | 44. A True story | 109 |
| About the Khvtishvily-Deities. | 45. The battle between the Devs and the Khvtishvily | 110 |
| | 46. Kopala and Pirkushi | 113 |
| | 47. The angel Iakhsar | 114 |
| | 48. Iakhsar's struggle with the Devs | 114 |
| | 49. Gakhua and the Khevsurian Jvaris | 119 |
| | 50. Kopala and the Devs | 121 |
| | 51. Kopala's Nishi | 122 |
| | 52. Lega and Kopala | 124 |
| | 53. Pudzis Angelozi | 126 |
| | 54. Kopala-Iakhsar | 128 |
| | 55. Nine brothers from Tsipori | 130 |
| Abour Amirani. | 56. The chained Amirani | 132 |
| | 57. The dragon turned to stone | 134 |
| | 58. Amirani and the herdsman | 134 |
| | 59. Amirani | 135 |
| | 60. Aram-khutu | 136 |
| About Giants and Dwarfs. | 61. The Ajamis | 138 |
| | 62. The Oguzy people and dwarfs | 138 |
| | 63. One can always find one stronger than the strong | 140 |
| About Snakes that Bestowed Ifts. | 64. Khogais Mindi [1] | 143 |
| | 65. Khogais Mindi [2] | 146 |
| | 66. The battle of the dragon | 151 |
| | 67. The living chain-mail | 153 |
| | 68. The childless sister-in-law and the snake | 154 |
| | 69. Shubnuri | 155 |
| | 70. The stiry of Puldu Kaldan | 157 |
| | 71. Karakh the hunter | 159 |
| About the Agents of Illnesses. | 72. Smallpox and Measles | 165 |
| | 73. Fever, Burning and Death | 167 |
| About the Origin of the Seas, the Rivers, Lakes, Mountains and Gorges. | 74. Tskhratskaro | 169 |
| | 75. Lake Abudelauri | 169 |
| | 76. Lake Erdzegashra | 170 |
| | 77. Silver lake | 172 |
| | 78. Lake Ersto and the dragon | 172 |
| | 79. The lake and the dragon | 174 |
| | 80. The stone-woman | 174 |
| | 81. The Kakhetian Sea | 175 |
| | 82. Jefir, Ateni, the Tana and Khovle | 176 |
| | 83. Unhappy love | 178 |
| | 84. Queen Tamar's canal | 180 |
| | 85. Koshi Mountain | 180 |
| | 86. Kali-Akvana | 180 |
| | 87. Samgori | 182 |
| | 88. The gorge of Lochini and the Samgori Valley | 183 |
| | 89. The girl from the Tsova | 184 |
| About Animals, Birds and Plants. | 90. The tortoise's armour | 186 |
| | 91. How tortoises appeares in the world | 186 |
| | 92. Since when the dog has served man | 187 |
| | 93. The buffalo | 188 |
| | 94. The hare | 189 |
| | 95. Mzetunakhavi and the golden cock | 189 |
| | 96. The vine and the nightingale | 191 |
| | 97. "Have you found them? There in nothing, no!" | 192 |
| | 98. Why the kites call | 193 |
| | 99. Why bees avoid some flowers | 193 |
| | 100. The irigin of the hoopoe | 194 |
| | 101. The eagle owl | 195 |
| | 102. The cuckoo | 195 |
| | 103. The swallow | 196 |
| | 104. Why the cornel tree does not grow higt | 197 |
| About Outstanding Historical Figures. | 105. The life of Parnavaz | 198 |
| | 106. Parnaoz' hunt | 200 |
| | 107. Vakhtang Gorgasali | 201 |
| | 108. The founding of Tbilisi | 204 |
| | 109. Where the name of Metekhi came from | 204 |
| | 110. King Gurgen | 206 |
| | 111. The gates of Derbent | 208 |
| | 112. About the building of Gelati | 209 |
| | 113. Queen Tamar and the Morning Star | 211 |
| | 114. About Tamar and her son | 212 |
| | 115. May he Perish if he intends evil | 213 |
| | 116. Tamar | 214 |
| | 117. Queen Tamar | 215 |
| | 118. The tomb of Queen Tamar in Vardzia | 216 |
| | 119. Shota Rustaveli | 218 |
| | 120. Shota and the sovereign of Tmogvi | 220 |
| | 121. The words of Shota | 223 |
| | 122. The cliff of Tamar and Mount Shoda | 224 |
| About Folk Heroes - Fighters for the Motherland. | 123. Bakhtrioni | 225 |
| | 124. The horse of Zezva Gaprindauli | 227 |
| | 125. King Erekle and the mountain men | 228 |
| | 126. The tradition about Maya Tskhneteli | 231 |
| | 127. Tamro Vashlobaneli | 235 |
| | 128. Tina Tsavkiseli | 237 |
| | 129. King Erekle and the beggar | 238 |
| | 130. A witty answer | 238 |
| | 131. The one who speaks the truth in somebody's face ougtt to have a horse ready | 240 |
| | 132. The duel | 243 |
| | 133. Otia Meskhi | 246 |
| | 134. Tamarul Chicharauli | 247 |
| | 135. The sister and the brother | 248 |
| | 136. The sister | 249 |
| | 137. The pot boiling without a fire | 250 |
| | 138. Shalik Sultanishvili | 251 |
| | 139. The Ossetian hero Jankhotashvili | 253 |
| | 140. The andrezi of the family of Burduli | 254 |
| About the Fighters Against Feudal Opperession and Against Serfdom. | 141. Kapsog Goshteliani | 257 |
| | 142. The battle of the gorges | 259 |
| | 143. The revenge of the Ushguli people | 260 |
| | 144. The sword of Mamuka Kalundauri | 261 |
| | 145. The death of Mamuka Kalundauri | 264 |
| | 146. The frightener | 266 |
| | 147. The nine brotgers and Zurab Eristavi | 266 |
| | 148. Zurab Eristavi betrayes the Khevsurs | 267 |
| | 149. The death of Areshidze | 270 |
| | 150. The tower of the woman | 272 |
| About the Building of Fortresses, Towers, Villages and Churches. | 151. The towers on the higt mountains | 275 |
| | 152. The Surami Fortress | 276 |
| | 153. Uplistsikhe | 277 |
| | 154. Tmogvi and Damkali | 278 |
| | 155. The Eristavi's answer | 280 |
| | 156. The Fortresses of Gogia and Petre | 280 |
| | 157. Why the little owls call so sandy | 281 |
| | 158. The processing of the ore in Tsedisi | 283 |
| | 159. The baths of Otinko | 285 |
| | 160. Why the village is called Kakhi | 285 |
| | 161. Vardzia | 286 |
| | 162. Meliskari | 287 |
| | 163. The church of the crows | 287 |
| | 164. The scarlet church | 288 |
| | 165. The deer in Okumi | 289 |
| | 166. The Ilori ox | 290 |
| | 167. The building of Sapari | 290 |
| | 168. Queen Tamar and ger brother | 291 |
| | 169. Alaverdi | 292 |
| | 170. Tedore | 296 |
| | 171. The story of the settlement of Aptsiauri and Chokheli | 296 |
| | 172. The story of the settlement of Chitauri | 297 |
| | 173. Tsiklauri and Bekauri | 297 |
| About the Origin of Gold, Wine and Musical Instruments. | 174. When the water sleeps | 298 |
| | 175. How the first bagpipes were made | 298 |
| | 176. Wine | 299 |
| | 177. Why there are so many beautiful women in Geogria | 300 |
| | 178. Why women's work is imperceptible | 301 |
| | 179. February and March | 301 |
| | 180. How the shepherd triked the month of March | 302 |
| Abour Life and Death, and about Love. | 181. The eart will take its own | 303 |
| | 182. How death came on earth | 306 |
| | 183. About the insatiable heart of man | 308 |
| | 184. The mother's heart | 310 |
| | 185. A love potion | 311 |
| | 186. The buffalo skin | 312 |
| | 187. The peasant and Solomon the Wise | 313 |
| Legends. | 188. The creation of the world | 316 |
| | 189. Sapirsari, hell and death | 317 |
| | 190. God and Samaal | 319 |
| | 191. The birh of children | 319 |
| | 192. Elia, Christ and Saint George | 320 |
| | 193. Mikel-Gabriel | 322 |
| | 194. A strange dream | 324 |
| | 195. God and Christ | 326 |
| | 196. The little boy and the oxen | 327 |
| | 197. The sheep and the shepherd turned into stone | 329 |
| | 198. The murderer | 330 |
| | 199. Children in the other world | 331 |
| | 200. The bear, the wolf and the fox | 331 |
| | 201. How the Kudianebi ceased to exist in Khoni | 332 |
| | 202. The ild man and the lump of salt | 333 |
| | 203. The pries and the devil | 336 |
| | 204. Blessed news and bless me | 338 |
| | 205. About Pa;eostomi | 338 |
| | 206. The devil's bridle | 339 |
| Additional Tales. | 207. Tritino | 342 |
| | 208. Rain | 347 |
| | 209. Kambechiani | 353 |
| | 210. The love of Gud | 359 |
| | 211. The story of One-Eyed | 363 |
| | 212. Eram-khutu and the saintly protector of the Jvari people | 366 |
| | 213. The couple turned to stone | 373 |