== 神話 ==
アストヒクはもともと天と地を創造する女神で、後に「乙女」に降格された。アストヒクはもともと天と地を創造する女神で、後に「乙女」に降格された。この神殿構成の変化は、[[アラマズド]]が創造主<ref>As with all sun cults rising to power, the sun god personification began to be worshiped.</ref>となり、[[アナヒット]]が大女神、母神(月は彼女の擬人化として崇拝された)として知られるようになったことに起因する。
Astłik was originally the goddess creator of heaven and earth, and was later demoted to the position of "maiden". This change in the pantheon occurred as [[Aramazd]] became creator{{efn|As with all sun cults rising to power, the [[Solar deity|sun god]] personification began to be worshiped.}} and [[Anahit]] became known as Great Lady and Mother Deity (the moon being worshipped as her personification). They form a trinity in the pantheon of Armenian deities. In the period of [[Hellenistic]] influence, Astłik became similar to the [[Greek mythology|Greek]] [[Aphrodite]] and the [[ancient Mesopotamian religion|Mesopotamian]] [[Ishtar]].
==Etymology==