Nane (goddess) supreme God. Before Christianity came to Armenia, the cross was already an important symbol. The Arevkhatch, had four sections, each twisting in a direction of the cross. Eventually it came to represent war and disruption. Nane (goddess) Nane (, "Nanė") was an Armenian mother goddess, as well as the goddess of war and wisdom. Nane was depicted as a young beautiful woman in the clothing of a warrior, with spear and shield in hand, like the Greek Athena, with whom she identified in the Hellenic period. She has also been referred to as "Hanea, Hanea, Babylonian Nana, Sumerian Nanai or
Palaestra (mythology) Palaestra (mythology) In Greek mythology, Palaestra (Παλαίστρα) was a name attributed to two characters, who were both associated with the god Hermes: one was a mortal lover of Hermes, whereas the other was considered his daughter and a goddess of wrestling. Myths concerning both provided an etiology for the Greek word for wrestling school, "palaestra". According to a story recorded by Servius, Palaestra was a daughter of the Arcadian king Choricus, and sister to Plexippus and Enetus. Her two brothers would wrestle each other, and their father, finding the sight of them wrestling to be of aesthetic value, made it