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Caucas orKavkasos (Georgian:კავკასოსი,romanized:k'avk'asosi) was the supposed ancestor ofVainakh peoples (Chechens andIngush) according toThe Georgian Chronicles. His story is narrated in the compilation of the medieval Georgian chronicles,Kartlis Tskhovreba, taken down from oral tradition byLeonti Mroveli in the 11th century. The legend has it that he was a son ofTargamos and, thus, brother ofHayk (known to be ancestor ofArmenian people), Movakos,Lekos (referred to as the ancestor ofLezgic peoples),Heros,Kartlos (known to be ancestor of Georgian people), andEgros.
Caucas' descendantDzurdzuk is said to be the ancestor of the Chechens and Ingush.[1]