Tork Angegh
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Tork Angegh was an ancient Armenia
n masculine deity of strength, courage, of manufacturing and the arts, also called Torq and Durq/Turq. He was considered one of Hayk's great-grandsons and reportedly represented as an unattractive male figure. He is mentioned by Armenian 4th Century historian Movses Khorenatsi
and considered one of the significant deities of the Armenian pantheon prior to becoming influenced by Iranian and Hellenic religion and mythology. Taken in the context of Proto-Indo-European
religions it is conceivable that an etymologic connexion with Norse
god Thor
/Tyr is more than a simple coincidence.
An analogy is frequently made with the Middle-Eastern god Nergal
, also represented as an unattractive male.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n masculine deity of strength, courage, of manufacturing and the arts, also called Torq and Durq/Turq. He was considered one of Hayk's great-grandsons and reportedly represented as an unattractive male figure. He is mentioned by Armenian 4th Century historian Movses Khorenatsi
Movses Khorenatsi
Moses of Chorene, also Moses of Khoren, Moses Chorenensis, or Movses Khorenatsi , or a 7th to 9th century date) was an Armenian historian, and author of the History of Armenia....
and considered one of the significant deities of the Armenian pantheon prior to becoming influenced by Iranian and Hellenic religion and mythology. Taken in the context of Proto-Indo-European
Proto-Indo-Europeans
The Proto-Indo-Europeans were the speakers of the Proto-Indo-European language , a reconstructed prehistoric language of Eurasia.Knowledge of them comes chiefly from the linguistic reconstruction, along with material evidence from archaeology and archaeogenetics...
religions it is conceivable that an etymologic connexion with Norse
Norse mythology
Norse mythology, a subset of Germanic mythology, is the overall term for the myths, legends and beliefs about supernatural beings of Norse pagans. It flourished prior to the Christianization of Scandinavia, during the Early Middle Ages, and passed into Nordic folklore, with some aspects surviving...
god Thor
Thor
In Norse mythology, Thor is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, and also hallowing, healing, and fertility...
/Tyr is more than a simple coincidence.
An analogy is frequently made with the Middle-Eastern god Nergal
Nergal
The name Nergal, Nirgal, or Nirgali refers to a deity in Babylon with the main seat of his cult at Cuthah represented by the mound of Tell-Ibrahim. Nergal is mentioned in the Hebrew bible as the deity of the city of Cuth : "And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal"...
, also represented as an unattractive male.