Turk‘ Angeł

Turk‘ Angeł[1] (Armenian: Տուրք Անգեղ[2]) was an ancient Armenian masculine deity of strength, courage, of manufacturing and the arts. A creature of unnatural strength and power, Turk‘ was considered one of Hayk's great-grandsons and reportedly represented as an unattractive male figure. He is mentioned by Armenian 5th Century historian Movses Khorenatsi and considered one of the significant deities of the Armenian pantheon prior to the time when it came under influence by Iranian and Hellenic religion and mythology. Taken in the context of Proto-Indo-European religions, it is conceivable that an etymological connection with Norse god Thor/Tyr is more than a simple coincidence.

Monument to Turk‘ Angeł. in Yerevan, Armenia. Sculptor: Karlen Nurinjanyan.

An analogy is frequently made with the Middle-Eastern god Nergal, also represented as an unattractive male.

References
  1. Petrosyan 2002, p. 32–38.
  2. Abełyan 1985, p. 154–155.


Bibliography
  • Petrosyan, Armen (2002). The Indo‑european and Ancient Near Eastern Sources of the Armenian Epic. Washington, D.C. : Institute for the Study of Man. ISBN 9780941694810.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Petrosyan, Armen (2016). "Indo-European *wel- in Armenian mythology". Journal of Indo-European Studies. 44: 129–146. ISSN 0092-2323.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Abełyan, Manuk (1985). Pion, Hakobyan; Sargis, Harutyunyan (eds.). Երկեր [Works]. 8. Yerevan: Armenian Academy of Sciencess.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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