Nanē (goddess)
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Nanē, Nana or Nanaia was a pagan mother goddess
worshipped in Armenia
and close to Georgia
.
The Georgian song Iavnana
is purportedly derived from the word Nana.
Mother goddess
Mother goddess is a term used to refer to a goddess who represents motherhood, fertility, creation or embodies the bounty of the Earth. When equated with the Earth or the natural world such goddesses are sometimes referred to as Mother Earth or as the Earth Mother.Many different goddesses have...
worshipped in Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
and close to Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
.
The Georgian song Iavnana
Iavnana
Iavnana is a genre of Georgian folk song, traditionally intended as a lullaby, but historically sung also as healing songs for the sick children...
is purportedly derived from the word Nana.