Biblical Mt. Ararat: Two Identifications

The biblical Ararat, mountain of the landing of Noah’s Ark, has two general identifications in the Armenian Highland: Mountain of Corduena (modern Cudi dağı) and Masis (Ararat, Ağrı dağı), situated respectively in the extreme south-east and extreme northeast of modern Turkey). The ancient sources ac...

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Main Author: Bengtson, Armen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: IACM, c/o Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University 2016
In: Comparative mythology
Year: 2016, Volume: 2, Pages: 68-80
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Summary:The biblical Ararat, mountain of the landing of Noah’s Ark, has two general identifications in the Armenian Highland: Mountain of Corduena (modern Cudi dağı) and Masis (Ararat, Ağrı dağı), situated respectively in the extreme south-east and extreme northeast of modern Turkey). The ancient sources actualized the first localization. Since the 12th century the second became more and more popular. The paper deals with the myths and legends associated with those mountains and the history of identification of the biblical Ararat.
ISSN:2409-9899
Contains:Enthalten in: Comparative mythology