A mysterious sculpture of an unknown deity was discovered in southeast Turkey, last year. The sculpture shows an enigmatic bearded deity rising from out the stalk of a plant. Scholars seem to be baffled about the identity of the deity and Live Science reported that “More than a dozen experts contacted by Live Science had no idea who the...
Armenian name of the Milky Way
The ancient Armenians had a refined knowledge of astronomy. The oldest known observatories are located in Armenia. Dated as early as 4200 BCE, Karahunj and the ca. 2800 BCE observatory at Metsamor allowed ancestral Armenians to develop geometry to such a level they could measure distances, latitudes and longitudes, envision the world as round,...
Song of Vahagn the Dragon Reaper
Vahagn (Armenian: Վահագն) was a God worshiped anciently and historically in Armenia. Some time in his existence, he formed a “triad” with Aramazd and Anahit. The priests of Vahévahian temple claimed Vahagn as their own ancestor. Historian Khorenatsi‘s report of an ancient song gives a clue to his nature and origin: Ancient Armenian origin of Vahagn’s birth...
Armenian Kingdom of Commagene (a short analysis)
That the ancient kingdom of Commagene was indeed an Armenian kingdom is apparent from depictions found on numerous artifacts. For example below are two coins of Antiochus I Theos of Commagene who was responsible for constructing the megalithic statues of ancient Armenian deities on mount Nemrut (in today’s Turkey). We can see he is wearing the Armenian Tiara with the...
