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Grigol Orbeliani – When I wake
Thy features every vision of my sleep adorn,And when I wake the eyelash of my eyes adorn.Thy willing slave, devoted…
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Grigol Orbeliani – Before the Fresco Painting of Queen Tamari in the church of Betania
Thy saintly faceIn beauteous graceDoth shine with virgin beauty sweet.I humbly prayAnd homage pay,O’erwhelmed by sorrow at thy feet.In joy…
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Shota Rustaveli – The Knight in the Tiger Skin
Translated by M.S.Wardrope 1 Introduction2 Story of Rostevan, King of the Arabians3 King Rostevan and Avt’handil Go Hunting 4…
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Shota Rustaveli – The Knight in the Panther’s Skin
INTRODUCTORY QUATRAINS1 HE who created the firmament, by that mighty power made beings inspired from on high with souls celestial;…
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Iakob Tsurtaveli – The Passion of Saint Shushanik
I.And it came about that in the time when the Persians reigned, a certain margrave of the land of Georgia…
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Georgian Mythology – Key Characters and Concepts
COSMOLOGY: In ancient Georgian cosmology, the universe is sphere-shaped and consists of three vertically superposed worlds or skneli: the highest…
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Amirani
In Georgian mythology, Amirani is a hero, the son of the goddess Dali and a mortal hunter. According to the…
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Georgian Wine
Wine holds a central place in every Georgian’s life and in Georgian culture in general. It is widely believed that…
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History of the Georgian Cinema
Georgian film history began in late 19th century and the first cinema opened in Tbilisi in 1896; by the 1900s,…
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Theater and Opera in Georgia
The earliest theater space in Georgia dates back to the third century BC and can be found at Uplistsikhe. Despite…
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