Hayk

Hayk Nahapet
Հայկ Նահապետ
Hayk Nahapet; Հայկ Նահապետ
	Hayk Nahapet
Children	Aramaneak
Parents	... (see the complete family tree); Lamech (great great great grandfather); Noah (great great grandfather); Japheth (great grandfather); Gomer (grandfather); Togarmah (father);

Hayk^[a] (Armenian: Հայկ, Armenian pronunciation: [hajk]), also known as Hayk Nahapet (Հայկ Նահապետ, Armenian pronunciation: [hajk naha'pɛt], lit. 'Hayk the Patriarch'^[1]), is the legendary patriarch and founder of the Armenian nation. His story is told in the History of Armenia attributed to the Armenian historian Movses Khorenatsi and in the Primary History traditionally attributed to Sebeos.^[2] Fragments of the legend of Hayk are also preserved in the works of other authors, as well as in Armenian folk tradition.^[3]

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^ Gōsh, Mkhitʻar (2000). The Lawcode (Datastanagirk') of Mxit'ar Goš. Rodopi. p. 112. ISBN 9789042007901. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
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^ Katvalyan, M. (1980). "Hayk". In Hambardzumyan, Viktor (ed.). Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia (in Armenian). Vol. 6. Yerevan. p. 166.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[2] Gōsh, Mkhitʻar (2000). The Lawcode (Datastanagirk') of Mxit'ar Goš. Rodopi. p. 112. ISBN 9789042007901. Retrieved July 6, 2016.

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[:12-4] Katvalyan, M. (1980). "Hayk". In Hambardzumyan, Viktor (ed.). Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia (in Armenian). Vol. 6. Yerevan. p. 166.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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