#armmyth

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Mihr, Armenian god of the sun, truth and justice.

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The Armenian Goddesses.

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Armenian Mythology:

The Armenian Gods

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Armenian Mythology:

The Goddess of Love + The Dragon Reaper 

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Armenian Mythology - Anahid

The Golden Mother, goddess of fertility, wisdom, water, and healing.

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Armenian Mythology - Astghik

Goddess of fertility, love, beauty, springs, and fog.

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Armenian Mythology - Nané

Also known as Hanea and Nana, Nané was the goddess of war, contrivance and of sensual love. In her earlier versions she was also a mother goddess associated with fertility, similar to her sister Anahid. Her main temple was in Thil.

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Armenian Mythology - Anush

In legends and epic songs Anush was mentioned as the “wife of the dragon and the mother of the children of the dragon”. She is said to have lived in a ravine on the larger peak of Mount Ararat. Her name, which is misinterpreted by modern Armenians to mean “sweet”, has its origins in the middle Persian language Pahlavi, and means “deathless” or “immortal”. 

In Armenian mythology dragons (vishap;vishapner) are shape shifting creatures, appearing as men and as great serpents, who lived in and around volcanoes and were said to be the reason for eruptions and earthquakes. They were seen as uncanny people with a strong skill in witchcraft. The husband of Anush, Argavan, was their chief and lived with his wife on Ararat.