I imagine that this is a post to which I will be adding over the coming months, so you may want to check back periodically.
1. When God was creating the world and handing out land to the various ethnicities, the Armenians showed up last. All that God had left was a tract of dusty, dry land. However, the Georgians showed up even later and with no more land left on earth to give, God gave them a little piece of heaven.
2. It has been said that while God was creating the earth, he had a bag full of mountains that he was set to distribute evenly among nations. While in the Caucasus, the bag was cut, and the mighty and magnificent Caucasus Mountains were born.
3. Again, while God was creating the world, he had a bag full of languages, which he was handing out to every respective ethnicity. While in the Caucasus, the devil reached up and split open the bag, and hundreds of languages came spilling out. That is why the region is known as the Mountain of Tongues for well over one hundred languages that are spoken there.
4. Here is yet another creation story. During Earth's Creation, God grew hungry and stopped to have a bite of lunch. However, he tripped over the Caucasus Mountains, spilling his lunch, and that is why now the region has such delicious food.
5. Now, for some Greek mythology. Prometheus is a Greek god who is credited for having created man from clay. He is also known for being a trickster. Well, as punishment for introducing man to fire, Zeus tied him to a mountain in the Caucasus and had an eagle (a representation of Zeus) eat out his gut each and every day (it would grow back), thus Prometheus would experience eternal torment. According to Greek mythology, it was the gut, and not the heart, that was said to be the symbol of human emotion.
6. Mount Ararat, now in Turkey, but very close to the border of Armenia, has its own legends. The mountain can be seen from Armenia's capital, Yerevan. According to the Book of Genesis, Noah's Ark came to rest there.
7. In the time of Homer (around 8th Century BC), Jason, on the order of King Pelias, set out for the Golden Fleece, which was said to be resting in Colchis (ancient Georgia). He had to retrieve it in order to be placed rightfully on the Throne of Iolcus in Thessaly. The story derives from sheep's wool placed in mountain streams that would gather flecks of gold.
1. When God was creating the world and handing out land to the various ethnicities, the Armenians showed up last. All that God had left was a tract of dusty, dry land. However, the Georgians showed up even later and with no more land left on earth to give, God gave them a little piece of heaven.
2. It has been said that while God was creating the earth, he had a bag full of mountains that he was set to distribute evenly among nations. While in the Caucasus, the bag was cut, and the mighty and magnificent Caucasus Mountains were born.
3. Again, while God was creating the world, he had a bag full of languages, which he was handing out to every respective ethnicity. While in the Caucasus, the devil reached up and split open the bag, and hundreds of languages came spilling out. That is why the region is known as the Mountain of Tongues for well over one hundred languages that are spoken there.
4. Here is yet another creation story. During Earth's Creation, God grew hungry and stopped to have a bite of lunch. However, he tripped over the Caucasus Mountains, spilling his lunch, and that is why now the region has such delicious food.
5. Now, for some Greek mythology. Prometheus is a Greek god who is credited for having created man from clay. He is also known for being a trickster. Well, as punishment for introducing man to fire, Zeus tied him to a mountain in the Caucasus and had an eagle (a representation of Zeus) eat out his gut each and every day (it would grow back), thus Prometheus would experience eternal torment. According to Greek mythology, it was the gut, and not the heart, that was said to be the symbol of human emotion.
6. Mount Ararat, now in Turkey, but very close to the border of Armenia, has its own legends. The mountain can be seen from Armenia's capital, Yerevan. According to the Book of Genesis, Noah's Ark came to rest there.
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| Mount Ararat, as seen from Khor Virap, Armenia (thanks, Wikipedia) |
