Gusans

Medieval gusan Barbad playing before Khosrow II
A statue of two gusans in Gyumri, depicting Sheram and Jivani

Gusans (Armenian: գուսան, from Parthian gōsān) were singers, instrumentalists, dancers, storytellers, and professional folk actors in Parthia and ancient and medieval Armenia.

In Armenia, the term gusan is often used as a synonym for ashugh, a later type of singer-poet and bard.

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