Nuard
Armenian · mortal · haykazuni mythohistorical · Recorded classification
Wife of Ara the Beautiful and mother of Anushavan Sosanver in the Khorenatsi Haykazuni tradition. Her faithful marriage is the narrative foil to the Ara-Semiramis episode: it is fidelity to Nuard that motivates Ara's fatal rejection of the Assyrian queen's proposal (Khorenatsi 1.15), and through their son Anushavan the Haykazuni line continues past the Semiramis occupation.
Children
Relations
- spouse: Ara the BeautifulKhorenatsi 1.15 (primary)
- mother of: Anushavan SosanverKhorenatsi 1.20 (primary)
Sources
- existence: Movses Khorenatsi, Patmutyun Hayots 1.15, 1.20 (primary); Thomson trans. (1978) commentary (secondary)