Anahit
Skills & Training
Anahit is an ancient Armenian Goddess. Although much of archaeological evidence and ancient texts on the area’s ancient mythology has been destroyed once the region was christianised, Anahit and her consort, the God Vahagn, have survived as fairytale characters. Anahit is the Goddess of learning, weaving and acquiring skills and training in trades. She thinks of consequences before she acts and will not take on anyone who is not skilled in some way.
Pragmatism
Being a wise counsellor, this beautiful Goddess gives good advice in practical matters and when it comes to finding out hidden emotions and intentions about certain things, like people, politics, the state of the economy, and much more. Anahit is a pragmatic Goddess who wants to see knowledge, wisdom and skills applied in real life.
A Fairytale Queen
In the fairytale, this is clearly shown. At first, she turns down a prince because he has no skills and hasn’t learned a trade. Once he agrees to learn, however, she teaches him. And when he and his servant are captured by bandits and forced into slave labour, weaving carpets, the prince uses his skills and knowledge of writing and symbolism to weave messages of his whereabouts into the carpets he produces that are then sold on by the criminals in the market.
Application
When the messages are discovered and Anahit, now queen, sets out to free her husband, the story ends well with the message of that knowledge and tangible skills can save lives. Thus, she is a wonderful Goddess to work with when you want to learn new skills, a trade, or study something with the goal of applying it in a practical manner in your life.