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Hayk , also known as Hayk Nahapet (Հայկ Նահապետ, Armenian pronunciation: [hajk naha'pɛt], lit. 'Hayk the Patriarch' ), is the legendary patriarch and founder of the Armenian nation. His story is told in the History of Armenia attributed to the Armenian historian Moses of Chorene (Movses Khorenatsi) and … See more
The name of the patriarch, Hayk (Հայկ), is not exactly homophonous with the Armenian name for "Armenia," Haykʻ (Հայք). In Classical Armenian, Haykʻ is the nominative plural of hay (հայ), the Armenian word for … See more
According to the accounts of Moses of Chorene and the anonymous Primary History, Hayk fought against and killed the tyrannical … See more
Armen Petrosyan describes Hayk as "a complex epic figure that combines the characteristics of the god creator, the father and patriarch … See more
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• Petrosyan, Armen (2009). "Forefather Hayk in the Light of Comparative Mythology" See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license - Some results have been removed