ホレナツィは、その歌の続きは語られておらず、次にはヴァハグンがアルメニア神話の竜であるヴィシャップといかに戦い、征服したかを語っている、と述べている<ref>Thomson, 1978, p123</ref>。このようなヴァハグンの特徴が、"ヴィシャップ殺し "あるいは "龍殺し "を意味するヴィシャパカグという称号の理由である<ref>Petrosyan, 2007, p6</ref>。
7世紀のアルメニアの作家アナニア・シラカツィーは、ヴァハグがバルシャム(=バールシャミン)から藁を盗み、帰り道にそれを落として天の川を作ったという神話を伝えている。7世紀のアルメニアの作家アナニア・シラカツィーは、ヴァハグがバルシャム(=バールシャミン)から藁を盗み、帰り道にそれを落として天の川を作ったという神話を伝えている。アルメニア語で天の川のことを「Hardagoghi chanaparh」(文字通り「わら盗りの道」)と呼ぶのは、このことに由来していると思われる<ref>Abegi͡an, 1948, p32</ref>。
The 7th-century Armenian author [[Anania Shirakatsi]] relates a myth where Vahagn steals some straw from Barsham (i.e., [[Baalshamin]]) and drops it on his way back, creating the [[Milky Way (mythology)|Milky Way]]. This is supposed to be the origin of one of the folk names of the Milky Way in Armenian, ''Hardagoghi chanaparh'', literally "the way of the straw-thief."{{Sfn|Abegi͡an|1948|p=32}} === Temple 寺院 ===
The chief temple of Vahagn at [[Ashtishat]] on the slopes of Mount Karke was often called the Vahevanean or Vahevahean temple because its priests were members of the [[Vahevuni]] or Vahnuni noble house, who claimed descent from Vahagn.{{Sfn|Katvalyan|1985}} Vahagn was worshipped jointly at the temple together with Anahit and Astghik.{{Sfn|Katvalyan|1985}}{{Sfn|Petrosyan|2007|pp=6-7}}{{Sfn|Petrosyan|2018|p=207}} According to Agathangelos, after King [[Tiridates III of Armenia|Tiridates III's]] conversion to Christianity in the early fourth century, the first head of the Armenian Church [[Gregory the Illuminator]] went to Ashtishat and destroyed the temple of Vahagn.{{Sfn|Russell|1987|pp=192-193}}{{Sfn|Katvalyan|1985}} A church was constructed on the site of the destroyed temple, which became the first Mother See of the [[Armenian Apostolic Church|Armenian Church]].{{Sfn|Russell|1987|pp=192-193}}{{Sfn|Katvalyan|1985}}