Suninas

Suninas (713-787) was a famous Risevan poet and religious figure of the 8th century DN, famous for his poems critiquing society of the time and concerning religious matters; his fame was such that he was deified as a Great Spirit of poetry, since the 13th and 14th centuries. Even now he is famous as a deity of poetry, and many temples are dedicated to him especially in his native Ofalna Province.

Life and Times

Not much is known of Suninas' life, nor even his real name; Suninas is a type of flower that grows from shrubs, high in the mountains of the southern Mathormagos, and it is said that the man gave himself this name in his late 20s when he became a monk and ascetic.