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The Vishap is a dragon in Armenian mythology closely associated with water, similar to the Leviathan. It is usually depicted as a winged snake or with a combination of elements from different animals.
Armenian mythological hero Vahagn slaying Vishap
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Vahagn or Vahakn, also known as Vahagn Vishapakagh, is a warrior god in the Zoroastrian-influenced Armenian mythology. Scholars consider him to be either the thunder, or sun and fire god of the pre-Ch
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…symbolising the element of water, fertility and wealth, and later became a frightful symbol of power. According to ancient legends, the dragon fought Vahagn the Dragon Slayer. There is a statue to Vahagn, who slew the Vishap, in Yerevan by Karlen Nurijanyan and Nerses Charkhchyan…
A copper coin of Tigranes the Great with the reverse showing a naked standing muscular Heracles–Vahagn/Verethraghna
The birth of Vahagn, a modern illustration by Zabelle C. Boyajian (1916).