abstract:Zaden () was, according to the medieval Georgian chronicles, the god of fruitfulness in a pre-Christian pantheon of ancient the Georgians of Kartli (Iberia of the Classical sources). King Parnajom of Iberia (109-90 BC) is reported to have built a fortress at Mount Zedazeni to house the colossus of Zadeni which, along with other pagan idols, are said to have destroyed through the prayers of St.