Armenian literature
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Armenian literature, produced in the Armenian language, has existed in written form since the 5th century CE, when the Armenian alphabet was invented by Mesrop Mashtots and the first original works of
Greek inscription from Garni temple with the Armenian word ter — meaning "head of a clan, ruler of a region", 1st century AD
Artashes and Satenik, artist Josef Rotter
First page of the Gospel of Mark, by Sargis Pitsak, a Medieval Armenian scribe and miniaturist
Srpouhi Dussap - Stamp of Armenia
Daredevils of Sassoun
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Daredevils of Sassoun is an Armenian heroic epic poem in four cycles, with its main hero and story better known as David of Sassoun, which is the story of one of the four parts.
David of Sassoun, Hakob Kojoyan, 1922
Statue of Sasuntsi Davit in Yerevan by Yervand Kochar (1959)
National epic of the Armenian people David of Sasun. Formed between the 8th and 10th centuries. Hood. A. Kojoyan, 1922
Cover of an Armenian comic book, Sasna Tun (House of Sasun), 1982 by Chris Carapetian