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Tir (Armenian: Տիր) is the god of written language, schooling, rhetoric, wisdom, and the arts in Armenian mythology. [1] [2]He was considered to be the scribe and messenger of the chief god Aramazd, [3] as well as a fortune teller and interpreter of dreams, who recorded the good and bad deeds of men and guided souls to the underworld. [1]
The Armenian word haykakan (հայկական, 'that which pertains to Armenians') derives from the name Hayk. Additionally, the poetic names for the Armenian nation, Haykazun (հայկազուն) or Haykazn (հայկազն, consisting of Hayk and azn 'generation, nation, tribe'), also derive from Hayk ( Haykazn / Haykaz later became a masculine ...
Anoush (also Anush, Armenian: Անուշ) is a five-act opera composed by Armen Tigranian, based on the 1892 poem of the same name by Hovhannes Tumanyan.Originally composed in 1912, it was first performed in Alexandropol, but it had to wait until 1935 for its full professional staging at the Armenian National Opera Theater.
The storm god and dragon slayer, identified with the Greek Hercules, this identification went full circle when Armenian translators of the Bible used Vahagn to translate Ἡρακλῆς in 2 Maccabees 4:19. [1] Sometimes referred to by the title Tsovean, particularly in his role as a god of the seas. [22]
Pages in category "Armenian words and phrases" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. --shat; A.
Armenian lullabies often contain invocations to God, the Holy Mother and cross, Saint Sargis, Saint Karapet, and others. In the lullaby Taroni Oror (Lullaby of Taron ; Taron is a region in eastern Anatolia including the towns of Moush and Sassoun ), the mother sings "I tie a charm to your neck", likely part of a ritual protecting the infant ...
Spandaramet (Armenian: Սպանդարամետ) or Sandaramet (Սանդարամետ) was the Armenian name of the Zoroastrian yazata (angelic divinity) Spenta Armaiti, [1] [2] one of the six Amesha Spentas, and the guardian of the earth. [3] The name is attested in two forms in Armenian.
On 18 February 1989, John Paul II established the Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Gregory of Narek in Buenos Aires. [112] The Armenian Catholic community in Yerevan is under the patronage of Saint Gregory of Narek. Article 2678 of Catechism of the Catholic Church, promulgated by John Paul II in 1992, mentions the tradition of prayer in his ...