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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]
Artinis is the Armenian form, literally meaning "sun god" and is possibly connected to Ara. Selardi (or Melardi) - Moon god or goddess. Possibly the sister of Artinis (from Armenian siela 'sister'; ardi 'sun god'). [1] [31] Saris - Probably a corruption of Ishtar. [1] Huba - Wife of Theispas. Version of Hebat. Keura - Possibly god of the land.
Pages in category "Armenian words and phrases" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. --shat; A.
Matagh of a rooster at the entrance of a monastery church (Alaverdi, Armenia, 2009), with inset of bloody steps.In Armenian Christian tradition, matagh (Armenian: մատաղ mataġ) is a lamb or a rooster slated for slaughter as thanksgiving to God, a practice which has continued from Armenia's past.
The Feast of the Holy Translators (Armenian: Սուրբ Թարգմանչաց տօն, Surb T'argmanchats ton) is dedicated to a group of literary figures, and saints of the Armenian Apostolic Church, who founded the Armenian alphabet, translated the Bible, and started a movement of writing and translating important works into Armenian language. [1]
The arevakhach is a symbol used by the Arordiners. Arordiner priests officiating a ceremony at the Temple of Garni.. The Armenian Native Faith, also termed Armenian Neopaganism or Hetanism (Armenian: Հեթանոսութիւն Hetanosutiwn; a cognate word of "Heathenism"), is a modern Pagan new religious movement that harkens back to the historical, pre-Christian belief systems and ethnic ...
Aramazd was the chief and creator god in the Armenian version of Zoroastrianism. [1] The deity and his name were derived from the deity Ahura Mazda after the Median conquest of Armenia in the 6th century BC. [2]
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 ...