Ancient Armenian masculine deity of strength, courage, of manufacturing and the arts, also called Torq and Durq/Turq. He was considered one of Haiq's grandsons and reportedly represented as an unattractive male figure. He is mentioned by Armenian 4th Century historian Movses Xorenaci and considered one of the significant deities of the Armenian pantheon prior to becoming influenced by Iranian and Hellenic religion and mythology. Taken in the context of Proto-Indo-European religions it is conceivable that a etymologic connexion with Norse god Thor/Tyr is more than a simple coincidence.
An analogy is frequently made with the Middle-Eastern god Nergal, also represented as an unattractive male.
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