Armenian mythology
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Armenian mythology is the mythology of the Armenian people of the Armenian highlands. Over the centuries Armenian mythology has incorporated figures and stories from Urartian, Caucasian, Mespotamian,
A bronze head of Aphrodite from Satala sometimes identified as Anahit
Side view of the Temple of Garni
Aralez on the battlefield
Shamiram stares at the corpse of Ara the Beautiful (painting by Vardges Sureniants, 1899).
Anahit
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Anahit was the goddess of fertility and healing, wisdom and water in Armenian mythology. In the early periods, she was the goddess of war. By the 5th century BCE, she was the main deity in Armenia alo
Armenian mythology
…However, the Armenian version of Aramazd preserved many Armenian aspects. Similarly, the Armenian goddess of fertility, Nar, became less important than Anahit, which is derived from Persian Anahita, although the Armenian goddess was distinct from her Iranian counterpart. In the Hellenistic age (3rd to 1st…
Anahit in Stamp of Armenia, 2007
Copy of Satala Aphrodite in History Museum of Armenia
Anahit sculpture by Hagop Ishkanian