Sanasar

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Sanasar is a legendary Armenian folk hero and warrior, best known as one of the central figures in the national epic “Sasna Tsrer” (“Daredevils of Sassoun”).

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Sanasar canonical 3

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf epic hero ⓘ
legendary folk hero ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
warrior ⓘ
ancestorOf David of Sassoun ⓘ
appearsIn first cycle of Sasna Tsrer ⓘ
associatedPlace Mtsur (mythic city or region) ⓘ
Sassoun ⓘ
associatedWith Baghdasar ⓘ
David of Sassoun ⓘ
Handut Khatun ⓘ
countryOfCulturalOrigin Armenia ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Armenian heroism ⓘ
symbol of resistance against oppression ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Armenian ⓘ
genreOfWorkContext Armenian national epic ⓘ
hasAbility extraordinary bravery ⓘ
skill in combat ⓘ
superhuman strength ⓘ
hasTheme defense of homeland ⓘ
family lineage of heroes ⓘ
heroic struggle ⓘ
hasVariantName Sanassar ⓘ
Sanatruk (in some local traditions) ⓘ
influenced later Armenian heroic tales ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Armenian ⓘ
medium epic poetry ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
mount heroic horse ⓘ
narrativeRole defender of his people ⓘ
founder-hero of the Sassoun line ⓘ
parent David of Sassoun’s grandfather ⓘ
partOfWork Daredevils of Sassoun ⓘ
Sasna Tsrer ⓘ
religiousContext Christian-influenced Armenian folklore ⓘ
roleInWork central figure ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
sibling Baghdasar ⓘ
spouse Handut Khatun ⓘ
subjectOf Armenian literary studies ⓘ
folklore research ⓘ
timeOfStory legendary time ⓘ
twin Baghdasar ⓘ
weapon spear ⓘ
sword ⓘ

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