Gender Feminine
Usage Caucasian Mythology
Scripts Албасты(Russian, Uzbek Cyrillic) Алвасти(Altai, Tajik, Tatar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz)
Other Forms FormsAlbasty, Al Basti, Albassy (Turkmen; Aлбассы), Albarsty (Kyrgyz; Албарсты) Albasly (Nogai, Kumyk; Албаслы), Almazy (Chechen; Алмазы), Albasdı (Azerbaijani), Albastı (Turkish)
Meaning & History
A spirit in Caucasian mythology who is seen as being a personification of guilt, associated with punishing crimes which have gone unpunished.