Sasuntsi Davit

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Armenian epic poem national epic of Armenia oral tradition

Sasuntsi Davit is an Armenian epic poem and national legend cycle centered on the heroic exploits of David of Sassoun and other folk champions defending their homeland.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Sasuntsi Davit (David of Sassoun) 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Armenian epic poem ⓘ
national epic of Armenia ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Armenians NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn Armenian folk traditions ⓘ
containsCharacterType folk hero ⓘ
tyrant ruler ⓘ
warrior ⓘ
containsMotif defense of justice ⓘ
heroic combat ⓘ
superhuman strength ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Armenia NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalSignificance key work of Armenian folklore ⓘ
symbol of Armenian national identity ⓘ
genre epic poetry ⓘ
heroic legend ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Daredevils of Sassoun NERFINISHED ⓘ
David of Sassoun NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHeroicLineage house of Sassoun NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart David of Sassoun cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Little Mher cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mher the Lion cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sanasar and Baghdasar cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheme family lineage of heroes ⓘ
heroic sacrifice ⓘ
loyalty to homeland ⓘ
resistance to oppression ⓘ
hero David of Sassoun NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesEventType battles ⓘ
feats of strength ⓘ
heroic journeys ⓘ
includesLocation Mountains of Sassoun NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced Armenian literature ⓘ
Armenian music ⓘ
Armenian visual arts ⓘ
language Armenian ⓘ
mainCharacter David of Sassoun NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeFocus defense of homeland ⓘ
struggle against foreign oppressors ⓘ
portrays struggle between Armenians and foreign rulers ⓘ
recognizedAs masterpiece of Armenian oral epic tradition ⓘ
setting Sassoun NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf scholarly studies in folklore ⓘ
translations into other languages ⓘ
timePeriodOfOrigin medieval era ⓘ
transmissionMethod oral performance ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

David of Sassoun → heroOf → Sasuntsi Davit ⓘ
Lion-Mher → relatedWork → Sasuntsi Davit ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sasuntsi Davit (David of Sassoun)