Vahagn
Vahagn corresponds to Herakles.
↻ synthesized from 6 sources
When
- First attested
- 75 BCE
- Attested period
- -75 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Corresponds to Herakles.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Savitr, Hvare-khshaeta, Ahura Mazda, Şêşims, Sulis, Mihr, Tukh Manuk, Ar, Vanatur, Nar, Nane, Tir, Anaïtis, Nvard, Arubani, Anat, Sarpanit, Astghik, Astłik, Aramazd, Anahit, Spandaramet, Spenta Armaiti, God, Zeus, Sūrya, Zojz, Helios, Mitra, Varuna, Grian, Inanna, Anāhitā, Hayk, Ištar
- consort of
- Tsovinar
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“According to the medieval Armenian historian Tovma Artsruni, the Artaxiad Armenian king Artaxias II (r. 75–69 BC) had "temples of Herakles and Dionysos" constructed in Vaspurakan. Herakles corresponds to Vahagn, and Dionysos most likely to Spandaramet.”
#13102 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“the 5th-century CE Classical Armenian historian Movses Khorenatsi recounts a supposedly ancient hymn to the mythical hero Vahagn, at the end of which it is stated that "his eyes were Suns."”
#15627 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Vahagn”
#25979 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Vahagn (Վահագն) – A "k'aj" (քաջ brave). Etymologically derived from Iranian Verethragna (via Vahram -> Vram -> Vam + -agn), however, the Armenian Vahagn had little to do with his Iranian namesake. The storm god and dragon slayer, identified with the Greek Hercules, this identification went full circle when Armenian translators of the Bible used Vahagn to translate Ἡρακλῆς”
#26021 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Astghik Vahagn Hayk”
#26824 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001