Hayk – Legendary Patriarch And Founder Of Armenia Who Defeated King Bel Of Babylon
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - People in Armenia say they are descendants of Hayk (Haic), who was their Patriarch and founder of the nation.
Knowledge about the fascinating legend of Hayk comes from Armenian historian Movses Khorenatsi (410 – c. 490). Khorenatsi documented the events in the life of the legendary Patriarch in the book History of Armenia, which contains unique material on ancient Armenian legends and historical information on the nation's contact with the Sassanid and Byzantine Arsacid empires.
Legend tells Hayk was as beautiful as the gods and strong as a giant. He was the son of Torgom, one of Noah's descendants, and he lived in Shinar, the land of modern-day Iraq, where he was a director of the famous Tower of Babel. When Hayk was still a young man, the patron god of Babylon was Bel, often referred to as God Bel Marduk.
"In ancient times, Babylon was considered almost the "center of the world." For the ancient people, Babylon was the "sacred city" dedicated to the cult of Marduk, who had there his temple and a golden statue, which unfortunately was looted several times by attacking Hittites, Elamites, Assyrians." 1
The conflict between Bel Marduk and Hayk is said to have happened sometime between 2492 B.C. and 2107 B.C. King Bel Marduk made himself king overall and demanded to be worshipped. Still, Hayk refused to obey what he considered to be an arrogant deity and fled with his family and animals to the land of Ararat.
This is a preview of our premium article available only to members of Ancient Pages.
Become a member to read more - Click here
If you are already a member and have logged in to your account, you can access the article here
See also:
Karahunge – ‘Speaking Stones’ With Secrets – Remarkable Prehistoric Structures Of Armenia
Incredible Cave With Secret ‘Door’ Discovered In The American West – Fascinating Underground Mystery
More From Ancient Pages Library Of Ancient And Unexplained Mysteries
More From Ancient Pages
-
Artifacts Unearthed In Mit-Rahina, South Of Giza, Egypt
-
Undeciphered Ancient Symbols On Boulders In Pennsylvania And New England Could Be An Ancient Diary Of Forgotten Civilizations And Events
-
Four Magical Treasures Of Tuatha De Danann
-
Unexplained Mystery Of The Untraceable Stone-Throwers – Strangeness In North America, Belgium And Indonesia – Part 1
-
Eye Of Horus – Powerful, Ancient Egyptian Symbol With Deep Meaning
-
In Ancient Times We Had Weeks Of Different Lengths
-
Biblical Events Confirmed: The Jerusalem’s Wall That Nehemiah Built
-
UK’s Oldest Human DNA Reveals Two Genetically Distinct Human Groups Migrated To Britain At The End Of Last Ice Age
-
Idiots Were Not Allowed To Vote In Ancient Athens
-
On This Day In History: William Penn – English Philosopher, Quaker And Founder Of Pennsylvania Was Born – Oct 14, 1644
-
A Remarkable Curse Tablet Dated To the 1st Century AD – Unearthed In Tongeren
-
Pharaoh Ahmose I Expelled The Hyksos Invaders And Changed History Of Ancient Egypt
-
Pre-Inca Societies In The Andes Lacked Hierarchical Leadership And Shared Power Before The Incas Arrived
-
Stunning Ancient Roman Artifacts And Three Shipwrecks Discovered Underwater Off The Coast Off Alexandria, Egypt
-
Unusual Biblical Cloud – What Was This Perplexing Atmospheric Phenomenon?
-
Full-Sized Model Of Noah’s Ark Created In The U.S. To Show People The Evolution Theory Is False
-
Ancient Egyptians Played Bowling 5,000 Years Ago
-
Huge Ancient Underground Stone Circle Discovered Inside Cornwall Neolithic Henge
-
Huge Ancient Hydraulic System Built By The Liangzhu Culture May Be World’s Oldest And Predate Mesopotamian Water Systems
-
Vainamoinen – Sage, Sorcerer, Adventurer And Friend Of Ilmarinen In Kalevala Myths And Legends
