| Aramazd Արամազդ | |
|---|---|
| |
 Aramazd by Josef Rotter, 1939 | |
| Abode | Kemah |
| Genealogy | |
| Children | Anahit, Vahagn, Nane and Mihr |
| Equivalents | |
| Greek equivalent | Zeus |
| Roman equivalent | Jupiter |
Aramazd (Armenian: Արամազդ) was the chief and creator god in the Armenian version of Zoroastrianism.[1] The deity and his name were derived from the deity Ahura Mazda after the Median conquest of Armenia in the 6th century BC.[2] Aramazd was regarded as a generous god of fertility, rain, and abundance, as well as the father of the other gods, including Anahit, Mihr, and Nane. Like Ahura Mazda, Aramazd was seen as the father of the other gods, rarely with a wife, though sometimes husband to Anahit or Spandaramet. Aramazd was the Parthian form of Ahura Mazda.[3]
- ^ Russell 2005, p. 29; Ellerbrock 2021; La Porta 2018, p. 1613; Boyce 2001, p. 84; Frenschkowski 2015, p. 469; Canepa 2018, p. 199
- ^ Russell 2005, p. 29.
- ^ Boyce 2001, p. 84.