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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.
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.
God of the all-encircling river Oceans around the Earth, the fount of all the Earth's fresh-water. Φοίβη (Phoíbē) Phoebe: Goddess of the "bright" intellect and prophecy, and consort of Coeus. Ῥέα (Rhéa) Rhea: Goddess of fertility, motherhood and the mountain wilds.
The storm god and dragon slayer, identified with the Greek Hercules, this identification went full circle when Armenian translators of the Bible used Vahagn to translate Ἡρακλῆς in 2 Maccabees 4:19. [1] Sometimes referred to by the title Tsovean, particularly in his role as a god of the seas. [22]
A war god in mythology associated with war, combat, or bloodshed. They occur commonly in polytheistic religions. Unlike most gods and goddesses in polytheistic religions, monotheistic deities have traditionally been portrayed in their mythologies as commanding war in order to spread religion.
In Greek mythology, Soteria (Greek: Σωτηρία) was the goddess or spirit of safety and salvation, deliverance, and preservation from harm (not to be mistaken for Eleos). Soteria was also an epithet of the goddesses Persephone and Hecate, meaning deliverance and safety. [1] Soteria's male counterpart was the spirit or daimon Soter.
Lenus, Gaulish healing god associated with the Greek god Ares; Lugh, god of arts, crafts, healing and the Sun. He is associated with Greek gods Hermes and Apollo. Maponos, god of youth, associated with the Greek god Apollo; Miach, Irish god associated with healing, herbs, and medicine. Killed by Dian Cecht over jealousy of his superior healing ...
Diana Trivia, goddess of the hunt, the moon, crossroads, equivalent to the Greek goddesses Artemis and Hecate; Latona, mother goddess of day and night, equivalent to the Greek goddesses Leto and Asteria; Luna, goddess of the moon, equivalent to the Greek goddess Selene; Nox, primordial goddess of night; equivalent to the Greek goddess Nyx