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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.
Etruscan goddess, attendant at the birth of Menrva. [19] Euturpa, Euterpe: The Greek goddess Euterpe. [19] Feronia: An obscure rural goddess primarily known from the various Roman cults who worshipped her. [20] Fufluns: Etruscan god of wine, identified with Dionysus. The name is used in the expressions Fufluns Pacha and Fufluns Pachie.
Goddess of fresh-water, and the mother of the rivers, springs, streams, fountains, and clouds. Θεία (Theía) Theia: Goddess of sight and the shining light of the clear blue sky. She is the consort of Hyperion, and mother of Helios, Selene, and Eos. Θέμις (Thémis) Themis: Goddess of divine law and order. Other Titans Ἄνυτος ...
The aegis on the so-called Athena Lemnia, a Roman statue type often identified as a copy of a work by the Classical Greek sculptor Pheidias (Dresden Skulpturensammlung). The aegis (/ ˈ iː dʒ ɪ s / EE-jis; [1] Ancient Greek: αἰγίς aigís), as stated in the Iliad, is a device carried by Athena and Zeus, variously interpreted as an animal skin or a shield and sometimes featuring the ...
Terittitunnis - Possibly an early form of Vahagn. Perhaps related to Greek Triton. [26] Tarumu - The sixth god of the Hayasan pantheon. Perhaps connected to Tarhu. [26] Baltaik - Possibly a goddess connected to West Semitic Ba‘alat , with a probable Armenian diminutive suffix -ik (such as is present in the name of the goddess "Astɫik"). [26]
Greek Myth Details Perun: Zeus: Perun is the god of lightning and thunder, [3] as well as of war, [4] and the patron of the druzhina. [5] He is the etymological and functional continuator of the Proto-Indo-European thunder god *Perkʷunos, and shares many characteristics with other thunder gods worshipped by Indo-Europeans. [6]
Vahagn is a god in Armenian mythology. Vahagn may also refer to: Vahagn (name), an Armenian male given name; Invocations to Vahakn, Op. 54, no. 1 (1945), a composition for piano and percussion by the American composer Alan Hovhaness; Symphony No. 10, "Vahaken", Op. 184 (1944, rev. 1965), by Alan Hovhaness
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.