K182. The deceived defender. 29.30.32.

A supernatural protector comes to the rescue when he hears an alarm, but stops doing so after the signal has been sent for nothing.

Ossetians, Shugnans, Chuvash, Mari.

Caucasus - Asia Minor. Ossetians: Rakhno 2020:105-106 [Shanaev 1870:18-19 and Miller 1882:257-258; god Tykhost, as a horseman, used to drive out when he heard an alarm signal - fædis; once in Kazdon, not far from Unala, two boys were grazing sheep; one asked if T. was really going to the call; the other said it was true; the first wanted to see T. and shouted "fædis" three times; a half-shaved rider appeared with his head in white clothes; when he learned that he was summoned as a joke, T. said that he did not want to be ridiculed and told the boy to petrify with the herd; in Kazdon they show a petrified herd; T. also petrified, there is a kind of stone house on this site; even the door jambs are clearly visible], 106 [1) Gardanti 1927:18 (Digortsy, Makhchesk); when the Oinon Wheel cut off Soslan's legs, the sledges prepared the grave and S. entered it alive; asked God for the right to go to every alarm call and helped the sledges; one swineherd passed by the grave and shouted: Hey, Soslan, our cattle are being stolen! S. jumped out, and the swineherd explained that he just wanted to see him; then S. asked God not to return from the realm of the dead again; 2) Khamitsaeva, Bazyrov 1989:172-173 (Irons, village Mizur); Although Soslan died, when he heard the alarm, he jumped out of the crypt and helped the sledges; the shepherdess drove the calves and decided to see S.; understood the anxiety; when he found out what was going on, S. decided that even the shepherds stood over him mock, and did not show up again], 6-7 [Khamitsaeva 1971:24 (Digortsy, Nar village); when they shouted "Fædes, Soslan!" , he came to the rescue; a young daughter-in-law, originally from other places, wanted to see S., went to his tomb and called; when he found out that there was no anxiety, S. was offended and did not go out again].

Iran - Central Asia. Shugnants: Rahno 2020:107-108 [Bobrinsky 1902:8; the legend of the fifth Shiite Imam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Bakir (676-732); near the village of Im in the upper reaches of the Gunt River there is Mount Lomiyon; on its at the top of M. was hiding from enemies; there was a mazar on Gunta; before his death, M. promised to come to the rescue - let a ram be slaughtered and called before entering the cave; the inhabitants of the valley decided to check M.'s words; that he had been called in vain, M. told the residents to disperse; after that, the inhabitants of the Gunta Valley suffered greatly from the raids of the Kyrgyz, Shugnans and residents of the Shahdyr Valley; the valley began to be repopulated in the early 20th century] , 108-109 [Bobrinsky 1908:115-116; Vasiltsov 2013:104-105; the mazar with the Mohammed Bogir mosque is located near the Sardim tract; he disappeared here into a cave, she closed behind him; said that if residents were to cause harm, let him be called and he would come out to help; the incredulous decided to test the imam; an armed horseman dressed in green clothes came out; promised that people would no longer be in constant rest; (and never came out again)].

Volga - Perm. Chuvashi [In ancient times, there was a hero named Chemen (Temen). Always dressed in armor, he rode a white horse across Chuvash land and guarded borders from enemies. C.'s heroic fame was loud, he was known far beyond his native land, and there were no hunters among his enemies to measure his strength and prowess. Before his death, C. gathered all the Chuvash people and ordered them to bury him with his horse and armor. If enemies attack, he must be called and he will come to the rescue." One spring, young people danced near the mound. The guys remembered the hero and wanted to see him. They shouted: "Chemen! Cheemen!" The ground opened, and Chemen left the mound on a white horse in military armor. The guys were frightened, but C. did not touch them, traveled all over the Chuvash land and returned to the mound. Since then, Chuvash children have been attacked by pestilence]: Shurtakov 1984:3-4; the Chuvash [after drinking honey kvass, the Chuvash argued whether Darkness would come to the rescue; they began to shout: "Darkness, save us, we are dying!" Darkness came down the mountain: like a harrier, gray-haired, tall, broad-shouldered, on a blue horse; he drove up to the arguers, looked around, and saw no danger, angrily said: "For disturbing me in vain, You will ask and beg forever, but in vain: I will never come to you again." After saying that, he fled. The Chuvash began to call him in prayers and sacrifice goose and porridge to him]: Ivanov 1900:14-15 in Rakhno 2019:66: Chuvash [Before Chemen Wellness dies, protect his grave, and if descendants are in distress, then he will call them out and defend their relatives. After several years, skeptics, wanting to check whether C. could really get up from the grave, raised a false alarm. C. got up, but when he learned about the deception, he became angry and returned to the grave, saying that from now on he was the deity of the sanctuary]: Romanov 1957:198-199; Marie [Chokar Patyr protected the people from the Tatar hordes. For a while, the Tatars left the Aryans alone, and Chotkar decided to rest in the ground. When lying down, he said that if the Tatars attacked, he should be called out: "Chotkar, Chotkar, our protector, the Tatars have come to torture us, stand up and save us from trouble!" There was an upstart who wanted to test C. I went to the hill and called him. C. got up from the ground, looked around - there were no Tatars. He was offended, lay down again and said that if he was being deceived, he would not get up again]: Chetkarev 1951:159 in Rakhno 2019:66; Marie [Bogatyr Chuchka, also known as the first ancestor to the Komi-Perm people, while going to bed, he warned his relatives to call him in the event of an attack by the Russian tsar. Hearing a call for help, he woke up and repelled the onslaught of the Russians. But when the guards, fearful, woke him up in vain, C. cursed the local village and fell asleep forever. "Let the village of Opanasal die!" - and went to bed himself"]: Aktsorin in Rakhno 2019:66-67; Marie [summary of several sources; during his lifetime, the legendary prince and commander of the meadow Marie Chumbulat was a defender of his people. When he died, he promised to come to the call for help. The Mari people solemnly buried C. on the mountain, fully armed and on horseback, held a rich wake and mourned bitterly. When the enemy, named C., appeared, he left the grave and smashed the enemy. Once the kids watched the elders call C. for help. They ran up to the mountain, started calling C., and hid themselves. Seeing that there was no enemy, C. returned to the grave. After the third time, he became angry and disappeared into grief forever. He began to send crop failures and diseases to the Mari people. Now the angry C. relieves trouble only for his rich victim - a stallion]: Rakhno 2019:67-68; Marie [Nemda led the Mari wars. I rode a white horse. His sword glowed as his enemies approached. Before his death, N. went under a stone, telling him to call him in the event of war: to do this, go around the sacred stone three times. Once the Mari called him for no reason, and an angry hero made them all their slaves: they had to donate a foal to him every year]: Ilikaev 2012 in Rakhno 2019:68.