[1][2] He was considered to be the scribe and messenger of the chief god Aramazd,[3] as well as a fortune teller and interpreter of dreams, who recorded the good and bad deeds of men and guided souls to the underworld.
[1] He was likely connected with Grogh (literally "Writer"), the angel of fate and death in Armenian folk tradition identified with the Archangel Gabriel.
[3] The fourth month of the ancient Armenian calendar, Trē or Tri, was named after Tir.
[1] In the Hellenistic period, Armenians identified Tir with the Greek gods Apollo and Hermes.
[4] Tir (both the Iranian and Armenian versions) may be identical with the Mesopotamian god of literacy and scribes Nabu (also identified with Mercury).