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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 legendary creatures" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Azhdahak (mythology) D. Dakhanavar; Div (mythology) ...
Pages in category "Armenian mythology" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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]
According to philologist Armen Petrosyan, the name Aram is likely an Armenian word that directly developed from Proto-Indo-European * rēmo-, meaning "black". [1] [2] Petrosyan argues that both Armenian Aram and Indic Rama derive from a "common" Indo-European myth about a hero whose name means black (PIE * h₂reh₁mo-) defeating a foe named "bright, white, silver" (PIE * h₂erg-). [3]
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 ...
Armenian mythology Zarmayr Haykazuni ( Armenian : Զարմայր Հայկազնունի ) was a legendary Armenian partriarch and 29th king of Armenia (1192 BC—1180 BC). Zarmayr took part in the Homeric conflicts against Troy, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and was killed during the Trojan war by an arrow from the bow of Achilles .