> [[petrosyan]]. "Forefather Hayk in the Light of Comparative Mythology". Article in [[jies]] Vol. 37 Num. 1&2, Spring/Summer 2009. > **Abstract** > In this article it is argued that the legendary forefather of the Armenians, Hayk, is an epic figure who combines the traits of several divine archetypes (god creator, father and patriarch of gods, thunder god, war god, dog-slayer, leader of Männerbund). Although he is derived from Indo-European prototypes in the south of the Armenian Highland he was juxtaposed with some local Hurro-Urartian and Semitic deities.