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  2. Vahagn - Wikipedia

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    Vahagn or Vahakn (Armenian: Վահագն), also known as Vahagn Vishapakagh (Վահագն Վիշապաքաղ, 'Vahagn the Dragon-reaper'), is a warrior god in Armenian mythology. [1] Scholars consider him to be either the thunder, or sun and fire god of the pre-Christian Armenian pantheon, as well as the god of war, bravery and victory.

  3. Armenian mythology - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes referred to by the title Tsovean, particularly in his role as a god of the seas. [22] Vahagn may have originally been the Hayasan god, Terittitunni, [38] who adopted some features of the Hurro-Urartian storm god Teshub/Teisheba. Christian folklore absorbed Vahagn's role as a storm or weather god into the archangel Gabriel. [2]

  4. Aramazd - Wikipedia

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    Aramazd, Mihr, Anahit, Vahagn and Tir were the dominant deities of the Armenian pantheon. [6] Later attempts were made to reform the pantheon, including possibly reducing it to comprise three leading deities instead: Aramazd, Anahit and Vahagn. [7] The main sanctuary of Aramazd was located in Kamax in northern Armenia.

  5. Vahagn (name) - Wikipedia

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    Vahagn (or Vahakn) (Armenian: Վահագն) is a common Armenian male given name, referring to ancient Armenian god of war and courage Vahagn – the Armenian counterpart of the Zoroastrian god of victory Verethragna, whose name in Avestan means "smiting of resistance". See Վահագն for more on the origin of the name.

  6. Milky Way (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Armenian mythology called the Milky Way the "Straw Thief's Way". According to legend, the god Vahagn stole some straw from the Assyrian king Barsham and brought it to Armenia during a cold winter.

  7. Astłik - Wikipedia

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    Vahagn was the personification of a sun-god, her lover or husband according to popular tales. Other temples and places of worship of Astłik had been located in various towns and villages, such as the mountain of Palaty (to the South-West from Lake Van ), in Artamet (12 km from Van), [ 5 ] etc.

  8. Category:Armenian gods - Wikipedia

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    Mihr (Armenian deity) T. Tir (god) Tork Angegh; V. Vahagn This page was last edited on 14 February 2024, at 22:38 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...

  9. Proto-Indo-Iranian paganism - Wikipedia

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    Vǝrǝθraɣna, meaning 'breaking of defence, victory', is the name of a god. Cf. also Middle Persian Wahrām ('war god, god of victory'). The Arm. god Vahagn is a loanword from Iranian. [ 15 ]