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Karapet Manukyan
Karapet or Garabet or Garabed is a common Armenian given name. They may refer to: *a pre-Christian Armenian thunder-god, Armenian mythology#Heroes and legendary monarchs, Karapet Religion *Karabet ( hy, Կարապետ, link=no) or Garabed (Western Armenian), the Armenian name for ''John the Baptist, prodromos'', referring to John the Baptist *St. Karapet, a church of the Noravank monastery *Saint Karapet Monastery, at Glak, a 4th-century Armenian monastery *Karapet, a church of the Khtzkonk monastery near Ani *Saint Karapet Church, Tbilisi, Armenian church in Tbilisi, Georgia Given name Karapet *Karapet II of Armenia (died 1729), Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church (1726–1729) *Karapet Chobanyan (born 1927), Armenian scientist *Karapet Karapetyan (born 1982), also known as Karapet Papijan, Armenian-Dutch kickboxer *Karapet Mikaelyan (born 1969), Russia-born Armenian football (soccer) player *Karapet Rubinyan (born 1957), Armenian politician *Karapet Utudjian (1823–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Mythology
Armenian mythology originated in ancient Indo-European traditions, specifically Proto-Armenian, and gradually incorporated Hurro-Urartian, Mesopotamian, Iranian, and Greek beliefs and deities."Armenia (Vannic)" by A.H. Sayce, p.793-4; "Armenia (Zoroastrian)", by M(ardiros). H. Ananikian, p.794-802; in Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics, ed. James Hastingsvol. 1 1908 Formation of Armenian mythology The pantheon of Armenian gods, initially worshipped by Proto-Armenians, inherited their essential elements from the religious beliefs and mythologies of the Proto-Indo-Europeans and peoples of the Armenian Highlands. Historians distinguish a significant body of Indo-European language words which were used in Armenian pagan rites. The oldest cults are believed to have worshipped a creator called Ar (or possibly Ara), embodied as the sun (Arev or Areg); the ancient Armenians called themselves "children of the sun". Also among the most ancient types of Indo-European-derived worshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
