...And in the sea The ruddy reed was in travail. From the stem of the reed issued smoke, From the stem of the reed issued flame ; And out of the flame sprang the child ; His locks were fiery, his beard was ablaze, His eyes were suns.'1 1 The style and metre of...

...And in the sea The ruddy reed was in travail. From the stem of the reed issued smoke, From the stem of the reed issued flame ; And out of the flame sprang the child ; His locks were fiery, his beard was ablaze, His eyes were suns.'1 1 The style and metre of...

...roots in Armenian history, and is not at all a version of the Hellenic myth. SECTION 4. THE LEGEND OF VAHAKN The legend of Vahakn, king and god of Armenians,...of fire, a beard had he of flame. And his eyes were suns."1i » Moses of Khorene 2:68, 69. « St. Martin 1:285. » Raffi p. 129. Abeghian pp. 49, 50. With...

...«»""^iJ.-«i«Ui.«»f.JU-.-^J..i-;»-Vi««»»JH'l»««ll,i«i»«llllll I » ll»' ...«.. the cornjitealer. l> Moses of Khorene writes as follows : Concerning the...beard had he of flame, And his eyes were suns."11 u MOMS of Khorene 2:68, 69. » St. Martin 1 :285. " Raffi p. 129. Abeghian pp. 49. 50. 1> Moses of...

...Boyajian's illustration of the birth of the King Vahagn, which is thus described in an ancient poem : " Heaven and earth were in travail, And the crimson...the young child. His hair was of fire, a beard had be of flame, And his eyes were suns." The love of Semiramis for the Armenian King, Ara, is a well-known...