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[[Image:Hayk statue.JPG|thumb|left|Statue of Haik in [[Yerevan]].]] |
[[Image:Hayk statue.JPG|thumb|left|Statue of Haik in [[Yerevan]].]] |
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'''Haik''' (Հայկ, also transliterated as Hayk or Haig) is the legendary patriarch and founder of the first [[Armenia]]n nation. His story is told in an epic, taken down from oral tradition by [[Moses of Khorene]] in the [[5th century|fifth century]] AD. In the epic, Haik is a chieftain of the Armens, an Armenian tribe, and leads them against the invading forces of [[Nimrod (king)|Bel]] of [[Babylon]]. On [[August 11]], [[3rd millennium BC|2492 BC]], in a battle at Hayoc Dzor near [[Lake Van]], Haik kills Bel, and calls on his kinsmen to unite into a single nation. He establishes the castle of Haykaberd at the battle site and the town of Haikashen in the Armenian province of [[Muş Province|Taron]] (modern-day Turkey). Haik was also the founder of the Haykazuni dynasty. Some other Armenian princely houses - Khorkhoruni, Bznuni, Syuni, Vahevuni, Manavazian, Arran etc. - trace their genealogy back to Haik. |
'''Haik''' (Հայկ, also transliterated as Hayk or Haig, Haya in [[Sumerian]]) is the legendary patriarch and founder of the first [[Armenia]]n nation. His story is told in an epic, taken down from oral tradition by [[Moses of Khorene]] in the [[5th century|fifth century]] AD. In the epic, Haik is a chieftain of the Armens, an Armenian tribe, and leads them against the invading forces of [[Nimrod (king)|Bel]] of [[Babylon]]. On [[August 11]], [[3rd millennium BC|2492 BC]], in a battle at Hayoc Dzor near [[Lake Van]], Haik kills Bel, and calls on his kinsmen to unite into a single nation in the land of [[Armenia|Ararat]]. He establishes the castle of Haykaberd at the battle site and the town of Haikashen in the Armenian province of [[Muş Province|Taron]] (modern-day Turkey). Haik was also the founder of the Haykazuni dynasty. Some other Armenian princely houses - Khorkhoruni, Bznuni, Syuni, Vahevuni, Manavazian, Arran etc. - trace their genealogy back to Haik. |
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Some historians think Haik was a real Armenic leader of the third millennium BC; others believe he is a purely mythical figure akin to the traditional founders of [[Rome]], [[Romulus and Remus]]. |
Some historians think Haik was a real Armenic leader of the third millennium BC; others believe he is a purely mythical figure akin to the traditional founders of [[Rome]], [[Romulus and Remus]]. Haik is also used in place of [[Orion_(constellation)|Orion]], in the Armenian translation of the Bible. |
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Additionally, it is possible that the name Haik is a precursor to the word for "Armenian" in the [[Armenian language]] ("Hye"). |
Additionally, it is possible that the name Haik is a precursor to the word for "Armenian" in the [[Armenian language]] ("Hye"). |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*P. Kretschmer. "Der nationale Name der Armenier Haik" |
*P. Kretschmer. "Der nationale Name der Armenier Haik" |
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*Khorenatsi, 52 (Thomson's translation).</div> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Haik (Հայկ, also transliterated as Hayk or Haig, Haya in Sumerian) is the legendary patriarch and founder of the first Armenian nation. His story is told in an epic, taken down from oral tradition by Moses of Khorene in the fifth century AD. In the epic, Haik is a chieftain of the Armens, an Armenian tribe, and leads them against the invading forces of Bel of Babylon. On August 11, 2492 BC, in a battle at Hayoc Dzor near Lake Van, Haik kills Bel, and calls on his kinsmen to unite into a single nation in the land of Ararat. He establishes the castle of Haykaberd at the battle site and the town of Haikashen in the Armenian province of Taron (modern-day Turkey). Haik was also the founder of the Haykazuni dynasty. Some other Armenian princely houses - Khorkhoruni, Bznuni, Syuni, Vahevuni, Manavazian, Arran etc. - trace their genealogy back to Haik.
Some historians think Haik was a real Armenic leader of the third millennium BC; others believe he is a purely mythical figure akin to the traditional founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus. Haik is also used in place of Orion, in the Armenian translation of the Bible.
Additionally, it is possible that the name Haik is a precursor to the word for "Armenian" in the Armenian language ("Hye").
There are several theories regarding the origin of the name Haik. One of them suggests that Haik is derived from the ancient proto-Armenian nation of Hayasa mentioned in Hittite inscriptions. Others believe that the name Haik was the Armenian form of the Urartian supreme god Khaldi.
References
- P. Kretschmer. "Der nationale Name der Armenier Haik"
- Khorenatsi, 52 (Thomson's translation).
See also
- Armenians
- Urartu
- List of Armenian patriarchs
- List of Armenians
- List of Armenian national heroes
- History of Armenia
- Armens