Gods and Goddesses
Middle Eastern
Kafir
Sudrem

TYPE: Weather god

ORIGIN: Kafir [Afghanistan]

INFORMATION: Little is known of this deity. He was created from the breath of the supreme god Imra. Alternatively he sprang from a juniper branch. His wife is the goddess Nangi-Wutr and he is th e father of the major fertility goddess Disani. He is depicted as a great golden buck with horns reaching to the sky. As a deity specifically concerned with rain, he lives in a sacred lake, Sudrem Sur, at which all wild animals must drink once to survive. Also Sujum; Sudaram; Sataram.