A few clarifications for those who care: the name is pronounced Parandzem (not P'aranjem) -- both in old and modern Armenian. This queen is very well known in m

A few clarifications for those who care: the name is pronounced Parandzem (not P'aranjem) -- both in old and modern Armenian. This queen is very well known in modern Armenia and lots of women still carry her name. It is falling out of favor with the new generations due to being tough to pronounce and "internationalize", but she is certainly a celebrated person in Armenian history. <https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=parandzem https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=par...> The first paragraph of the article refers to the highly controversial "Erato" all-women detachment, which was a blatant PR stunt on the part of the current PM's wife (who also runs massive "charities" that local oligarchs have to volunteer funds to in order to stay in favor with the regime, among other fun activities). It's a bit "apples and oranges" to compare a vacuous PR move by the prime-minister's family with actual warrior-queens of the past. Also, here's another interesting Armenian queen, who ruled in the medieval Cilician Armenia on the Mediterranean coast: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella,_Queen_of_Armenia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella,_Queen_of_Armenia