The name Ararat is unknown to the Armenians of the present day.
Spirits of the Dead: In both ancient and present-day cultures like Minoan Crete or Toltec Mexico, butterfly goddesses signify an important aspect of communal spirituality.
But the fact that some present-day person was trying to stop them from finding any answers somehow made the mystery more intriguing.
The meadow was a tranquil site, far removed from main roads of present day habitation.
This river, which was otherwise called Drakon, Typhon or Ophites, is known at the present day as the " river of the rebel " (Nahr El-`Asi; Baudissin ii.