Armenian mythology

Anahit (Armenian: Անահիտ) Anahit was the goddess of fertility and healing, wisdom and water in Armenian mythology. In early periods she was the goddess of war. By the 5th century BC she was the main deity in Armenia along with Aramazd. The Armenian goddess Anahit is related to the similar Old Persian goddess Anahita. Anahit's worship, most likely borrowed from the Iranians during the Median invasion or the early Achaemenid period, was of paramount significance in Armenia. Unlike…

Very little is known about pre-Christian Armenian mythology, the oldest source being the legends of Xorenatsi's History of Armenia. Monsters and spirits AL- The Al is a dwarfish evil spirit that attacks pregnant women and steals newborn babies. Described as half-animal and half-man, its teeth are of iron and nails of brass or copper. It usually wears a pointed hat covered in bells, and can become invisible. Aralez - Aralezner - The oldest gods in the Armenian pantheon, Aralez are dog-like…

The Armenian Goddesses.

The Armenian Goddesses.

Anahit (Artemis) - The daughter or wife of Aramazd. Anahit was the most loved and honored Armenian goddess. She was mother-goddess. Anahit was sculptured with the child on her hands` with specific hair style of Armenians mothers or women and was called "Great Lady Anahit". Ancient Armenians believed that Armenian world was existing by Anahit's will. Anahit was the cult of maternity and fertility. Anahit-worships were established in Eriza avan (region) and in Armavir, Artashat and Ashtishat…

Aralezs are dog creatures (sometimes wings), or spirits, in Armenian cultural beliefs or in the Armenian mythology, who live in the sky, or on mount Massis, according to other imaginations. They were praised with Ara the Beautiful and Shamiram in Old Armenia.

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The Armenian Goddesses.