Anahit was revered as the goddess of fertility, healing, wisdom, and water within Armenian mythology. Initially, she held the title of the goddess of war. By the 5th century BCE, she emerged as a principal deity in Armenia alongside Aramazd. The Armenian goddess Anahit shares similarities with the Iranian goddess Anahita. Artaxias I commissioned statues of Anahit and issued decrees for their veneration. Strabo noted that the Armenians participated in the religious practices of the Persians and M ... (Read More)