Women's bronze belts are important sources for the study of Urartu culture. We observed the iconography of a woman’s belt No. 4, published by archaeologist Irit Ziffer, dating back to the VIII century BC, and compared the images with the rituals of Armenians as the heirs of the culture. The procession of maid-priestesses is depicted on the belt. A woman (probably a queen/goddess) is sitting in front of the sacrifice table with the crescent shaped ritual bread symbolizing the sun. It should be noted that Armenians also baked ritual bread, for example, “tari hats”.

Keywords celebration dance musical instruments acrobat goddess maid-priestesses ritual bread wine sacrifice.

In the epic “Sasna Tsrer” Khandut appears as a heroine endowed with exceptional qualities of heroism, dedication, and self-sacrifice. These features of her character contribute to a more holistic perception of the image of the main hero, David. The motives related to Khandut are extremely diverse, making her image the most complete and perfect. We analyzed the character of Khandut in the context of episodes and motives associated with her in 94 versions of the epic “Sasna Tsrer”, taking into account the characteristics of three typological groups (Moks, Mush, Sasoun).

Keywords“Sasna Tsrer” еpic Khandut motive Mother Goddess an Amazon heroic woman virgin goddess dragon fighter mythology goddess Anahit.