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Shivini (Շիվինի) or Artinis - Sun god, a son of Ḫaldi, with whom he formed the lead triad of the gods. [1] From the Proto-Indo-European and Hittite god Siu (compare with Zeus, Deus, etc.). Artinis is the Armenian form, literally meaning "sun god" and is possibly connected to Ara. Selardi (Սելարդի; or Melardi) - Moon god or goddess.
The Structuralist School argues that Proto-Indo-European mythology was largely centered around the concept of dualistic opposition. [ 18 ] They generally hold that the mental structure of all human beings is designed to set up opposing patterns in order to resolve conflicting elements. [ 19 ]
Tork Angegh. Tork Angegh (Armenian: Տորք Անգեղ, romanized: Tork’ Angeġ) is a deity of strength, courage, manufacturing and the arts in Armenian mythology. A creature of unnatural strength and power, Tork was considered one of the great-grandsons of Hayk, the legendary patriarch of the Armenian people. He was reportedly represented ...
Urartu (Akkadian: ú-ra-áš-tu) is mentioned in the Babylonian Map of the World. [ 16 ] Various names were given to the geographic region and the polity that emerged in the region. Urartu/Ararat: The name Urartu (Armenian: Ուրարտու; Assyrian: māt Urarṭu; [ 6 ] Babylonian: Urashtu; Hebrew: אֲרָרָטArarat) comes from Assyrian ...
The Divine Twins are youthful horsemen, either gods or demigods, who serve as rescuers and healers in Proto-Indo-European mythology. [1] Like other Proto-Indo-European divinities, the Divine Twins are not directly attested by archaeological or written materials, but scholars of comparative mythology and Indo-European studies generally agree on ...
Ara the Handsome (or the Beautiful, Armenian: Արա Գեղեցիկ, romanized: Ara Gełec‘ik) is a legendary Armenian hero and king. He is the son of the legendary king Aram and a descendant of the Armenian patriarch Hayk. Scholars believe that Ara, Aram and Hayk were originally deities who were later reinterpreted as legendary human heroes.
Proto-Armenian, as the ancestor of only one living language, has no clear definition of the term. It is generally held to include a variety of ancestral stages of Armenian between Proto-Indo-European and the earliest attestations of Classical Armenian. It is thus not a proto-language in the strict sense, but "Proto-Armenian" is a term that has ...
Mihr (Armenian deity) Mihr (Armenian: Միհր) is the deity of the light of heaven and the god of Sun in ancient Armenian mythology. The worship of Mihr was centered in a region named Derjan, a district in Upper Armenia, currently located in eastern Turkish territories. The temple dedicated to Mihr was built in the locality of Bagayarich.