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| Anahit Անահիտ | |
|---|---|
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 Bronze head of Satala Aphrodite (believed to be Anahit) | |
| Major cult center | Erznka |
| Gender | female |
| Ethnic group | Armenian |
| Festivals | Navasard |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | Aramazd |
| Siblings | Vahagn, Nane and Mihr |
| Equivalents | |
| Etruscan equivalent | Artume |
| Greek equivalent | Aphrodite or Artemis |
| Roman equivalent | Diana |
Anahit (Armenian: Անահիտ) was the goddess of fertility and healing, wisdom and water in Armenian mythology.[1] In early periods she was the goddess of war. By the 5th century BCE she was the main deity in Armenia along with Aramazd.[2] The Armenian goddess Anahit is related to the similar Iranian 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. Artaxias I erected statues of Anahit, and promulgated orders to worship them.[3]
- ^ Agop Jack Hacikyan; Gabriel Basmajian; Edward S. Franchuk; Nourhan Ouzounian (2000). The heritage of Armenian literature. Wayne State University Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-0814328156. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
- ^ Hastings, James (2001). Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics: Algonquins-Art. Elibron Classics. p. 797. ISBN 978-1-4021-9433-7. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- ^ Boyce 1983, p. 1003.