Legendes écrites dans Armenian legends and festivals (3 legendes)

[Yucetepe (Muş Merkez / Turquie)]
By Boettiger, Louis A. in 1920 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 10/07/26.
Themes:

The legend of Vahakn, king and god of Armenians, is very clearly attributable to the Greek period which followed the Persian conquest under Xerxes. Vahakn was deified because of his great valor and made the fire-god of the Armenian people. He was called “Vishapakagh,” uprooter of dragons, since he cleared … Read more

The Legends of Vahagn, King and God of the Armenians

[Yucetepe (Muş Merkez / Turquie)]
By Boettiger, Louis A. in 1920 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 10/07/26.
Themes:

The legend of Vahakn, king and god of Armenians, is very clearly attributable to the Greek period which followed the Persian conquest under Xerxes. Vahakn was deified because of his great valor and made the fire-god of the Armenian people. He was called “Vishapakagh,” uprooter of dragons, since he cleared … Read more

[Van (Adilcevaz, Ararat (Doğubayazıt / Turquie)]
By Boettiger, Louis A. in 1920 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 02/06/26.
Themes:

Armenians do not call themselves Armenians nor their country Armenia. They are descendants of Haic, as the legend goes, who was the son of Togarmah, the son of Japhet, who was the son of Noah, and they call their country Haiasdan after the patriarchal progenitor of their people.* Haic dwelt … Read more

The Legend of Haïc, at the Origin of Armenia

[Van (Adilcevaz, Ararat (Doğubayazıt / Turquie)]
By Boettiger, Louis A. in 1920 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 02/06/26.
Themes:

Armenians do not call themselves Armenians nor their country Armenia. They are descendants of Haic, as the legend goes, who was the son of Togarmah, the son of Japhet, who was the son of Noah, and they call their country Haiasdan after the patriarchal progenitor of their people.* Haic dwelt … Read more

Ara and Sémiramis
- Ara and Sémiramis
[Van (İpekyolu / Turquie)]
By Boettiger, Louis A. in 1920 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 09/04/26.
Themes:

Dating back to the Assyrian invasion which took place during the seventh and eighth centuries before Christ, one of the oldest of Armenian legends, that of Semiramis, queen of Assyria, and Ara, king of Armenia, is told.* Ara was very beautiful, and Semiramis, having heard speech of his beauty for … Read more
Ara and Sémiramis
- Ara and Sémiramis

The Legend of Ara and Semiramis

[Van (İpekyolu / Turquie)]
By Boettiger, Louis A. in 1920 (2 minutes) added by Fabien
Published on 09/04/26.
Themes:

Dating back to the Assyrian invasion which took place during the seventh and eighth centuries before Christ, one of the oldest of Armenian legends, that of Semiramis, queen of Assyria, and Ara, king of Armenia, is told.* Ara was very beautiful, and Semiramis, having heard speech of his beauty for … Read more