Anahit
Anahit (Armenian: Անահիտ) was the goddess of fertility and healing, wisdom and water in Armenian mythology. In early periods she was the goddess of war. By the 5th century BC she was the main deity in Armenia along with Aramazd. The Armenian goddess Anahit is related to the similar Old Persian 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. Unlike Iranians, Armenians incorporated idol-worship into the cult of Anahit. Artaxias I erected statues of Anahit, and promulgated orders to worship them.
Armenian Anahit and Persian Anahita
Anahit (disambiguation)
Anahit or Anahid is goddess of fertility and healing, wisdom and water in Armenian mythology.
Anahit or Anahid may also refer to:
See also
Anahit (name)
Anahit (in Armenian Անահիտ) (in Western Armenian transliteration and pronunciation Anahid) is goddess of fertility and healing, wisdom and water in Armenian mythology.
Anahita is a Persian goddess, known also by the variants Anahit/Anahid
Anahit and variant Anahid is a common given name for Armenian females and may refer to:
Anahid
(in Western Armenian given names)
Anahit
(in Eastern Armenian given names)
