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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 ...
Hayasa-Azzi could have been a Hittite translation of the Armenian Hayots’ azn or "Armenian nation". [3] Hay may derive from the Proto-Indo-European word * h₂éyos (or possibly * áyos), meaning 'metal'. According to this theory, Hayasa meant "land of metal," referring to the early metallurgy techniques developed in the region. [29]
The cinema of Armenia was established on 16 April 1923, when the Armenian State Committee of Cinema was established by government decree. The National Cinema Center of Armenia (NCAA), founded in 2006, is the governing body of film and cinema in Armenia. [2]
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.
Armenian Canadian filmmaker Egoyan has devoted his own work to telling intricate tales of communities impacted by trauma, with acclaimed features such as “Exotica” and “The Sweet Hereafter.”
Aram (Armenian: Արամ) was a legendary Armenian patriarch (nahapet). According to Armenian tradition, mainly preserved in the history of Movses Khorenatsi, he was the son of Harma and a descendant of the first Armenian patriarch Hayk. Per the legend, Armenians were united into one state and expanded their territory in all directions during ...
The nation said a proper farewell to former President Jimmy Carter during his funeral service in Washington D.C. on Thursday. President Joe Biden, who declared Thursday a national day of mourning ...