The Earliest Armenian Thunder God, Hurro-Urartian Teššub/Teišeba and the Greek Theseus
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Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19547486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Արմեն Պետրոսյան (0000-0002-1982-5593, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 9-28 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Вопросы ономастики (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1994-2400 • E-ISSN: 1994-2451 |
| Publisher | Ural Federal University (PUBLISHER • RU) |
| DOI | 10.15826/vopr_onom.2023.20.1.001 |
| OpenAlex | W4366534495 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
The most outstanding monuments of ancient Armenia are the huge stone steles vishaps (“dragons”), the first samples of which date back to the beginning of the Middle Bronze Age (14th c. BC). A detailed analysis shows that the vishaps were attributes of the cult of the Indo-European thunder god, and before the Iranian word višap was borrowed, they were called by an Indo-European name of the mythological Serpent (geɫ
Ancient history · Armenian · Art · Art history · Cult · Etymology · Geography · Greeks · Literature · Monster · Mythology · Thunder · Ancient Near East History · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |