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Originally native Armenian in nature, the pantheon was modified through, Hurro-Urartian, Semitic, Iranian and Greek influences. One common motif that spanned many or all pagan Armenian pantheons was the belief in a ruling triad of supreme gods, usually comprising a chief, creator god, his thunder god son, and a mother goddess.
Mihr (Armenian: Միհր) is the deity of the light of heaven and the god of Sun in ancient Armenian mythology. The worship of Mihr was centered in a region named Derjan, a district in Upper Armenia, currently located in eastern Turkish territories. The temple dedicated to Mihr was built in the locality of Bagayarich.
Pages in category "Armenian mythology" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Pages in category "Armenian legendary creatures" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Azhdahak (mythology) D. Dakhanavar; Div (mythology) ...
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]
Tork Angegh (Armenian: Տորք Անգեղ, romanized: Tork’ Angeġ) is a deity of strength, courage, manufacturing and the arts in Armenian mythology. A creature of unnatural strength and power, Tork was considered one of the great-grandsons of Hayk, the legendary patriarch of the Armenian people. He was reportedly represented as an ...
Anahit (Armenian: Անահիտ) was the goddess of fertility and healing, wisdom and water in Armenian mythology. [1] In early periods she was the goddess of war. By the 5th century BCE she was the main deity in Armenia along with Aramazd. [2] The Armenian goddess Anahit is related to the similar Iranian goddess Anahita.
The Indo‑european and Ancient Near Eastern Sources of the Armenian Epic. Washington, D.C.: Institute for the Study of Man. ISBN 9780941694810. Petrosyan, Armen (2007). "State Pantheon of Greater Armenia: Earliest Sources". Aramazd: Armenian Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 2: 174– 201. ISSN 1829-1376. Petrosyan, Armen (2015).