Aramazd

Aramazd
Bust of Zeus-Oromasdes on Mount Nemrut, Turkey
God of fertility, rain and abundance
General Information
Gender identity	Male
Abodes	Kemah
Relationships
Children	Anahit, Nane, and Mihr Vahagn (probably)
Equivalents
Greek equivalent	Zeus
Persian equivalent	Ahura Mazda
Proto-Indo-European equivalent	Dyēus
Roman equivalent	Jupiter
Zoroastrian equivalent	Ahura Mazda

Aramazd (Armenian: Արամազդ) was the chief and creator god in the Armenian version of Zoroastrianism. The deity and his name were derived from the deity Ahura Mazda after the Medians conquered Armenia in the 6th century BC.

History

Zoroastrian influences penetrated Armenian culture and religion during the Achaemenid Empire. This then made the Armenians worship the Iranian god Ahura Mazda which the Armenians named Aramazd.

Along with Ahura Mazda, Aramazd is probably mixed and conflated with the native Armenian gods Ara/Aram and Amanor/Vanatur. Later making them the epithets of Aramazd. In time, the positive functions of Baal Shamin were also absorbed by Aramazd.

Along with Anahit and Vahagn they formed a lead triad in the Armenian pantheon.

Mythology

Aramazd was regarded as a generous god of fertility, rain, and abundance, as well as the father of the other gods, including Anahit, Mihr, and Nane.

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