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 […]
Conference on “Vishap” stone monuments took place
Conference on issues of “Vishap” stone monuments and carrying investigations launched at National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia on October 28. During the Conference scientists presented their reports on what worships were the monuments devoted to, their era and what they represent. Pavel Avetisyan, Head of Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of […]