Tsovinar (goddess)

Tsovinar (goddess)

Tsovinar or Nar was the Armenian goddess of water, sea, and rain. She was a fire creature, who forced the rain and hail to fall from the heavens with her fury.
Her name Tsovinar means "Nar of the sea".

ee also

*Aramazd
*Anahit
*Vahagn
*Astghik

External links and references

* [http://www.tacentral.com/mythology.asp?story_no=2 Armenian Mythology from the Tour Armenia site]


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