Reveal the Secrets of Armenian “Dragon Stones” Welcome to one of the most attractive visitor centers in Armenia. Do you want to see the miracles of Armenian highlands with own eyes and uncover their centuries-old secrets? Then, it is high time to have a tour to Gegharkunik region. Armenian land as an integral part of ancient civilization and […]
Armenian Petroglyphs (rock-art)
The remains of Rock-Art have been found in over 120 countries. These are the images carved or pecked into a rock face using stone tools. Human-like (anthropomorphic), animal and bird (zoomorphic) images are common, as are circles, spirals, dots, lines, and other geometric and abstract forms. They have great cognitive value and tell us myths […]
Vishaps
Vishaps are ancient mythological beings which are represented in the form of high stone carved images, menghirs. Vishaps are extended in mythologies of the countries of Armenian upland and Forward Asia. Originally vishaps were deities or spirits of water and, possibly, have been connected with kuro-araksian archaeological culture. The people who occupied the Armenian uplands […]
Dragon (vishap)
In the mythological beliefs of many people around the world water is closely connected with dragons. As the incarnation of chaos, dragons protected the newborn cosmic ocean and fought against the gods of sun, the bringer of harmony. The dragons (or demons) then came down to Earth from the cosmos and turned into the guardians […]