Mount Ararat with the historic Khor Virap monastery visible at center-left

Mythology

Anahit, the Armenian goddess of fertility, healing, and wisdom, bore the epithet 'Mother of All Wisdom.' She corresponds to the Iranian yazata Aredvi Sura Anahita, and her principal sanctuary at Erznka (modern Erzincan) in the Armenian highlands was a major pilgrimage center before the 301 AD Christianization.

Anahit, the Armenian goddess of fertility, healing, and wisdom, bore the epithet 'Mother of All Wisdom.' She corresponds to the Iranian yazata Aredvi Sura Anahita, and her principal sanctuary at Erznka (modern Erzincan) in the Armenian highlands was a major pilgrimage center before the 301 AD Christianization.

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