Nane (goddess)

Nane (Armenian: Նանե, romanizedNanē) was an Armenian mother goddess, as well as the goddess of war and wisdom.

Nane
Նանե
  • Goddess of war and wisdom
Symbolspear and shield
Genderfemale
Ethnic groupArmenian
Genealogy
ParentsAramazd
SiblingsAnahit, Vahagn and Mihr
Equivalents
GreekAthena

Nane was depicted as a young beautiful woman in the clothing of a warrior, with spear and shield in hand, like the Hellenic Athena, with whom she identified in the Hellenic period. She has also been referred to as Hanea, Hanea, Babylonian Nana, Sumerian Nanai.