Zoroastrianism
31Founder of Zoroastrianism — Zoroaster also known as Zarathustra …
32Zoroastrians — Zoroastrianism …
33Ahura Mazda — Zoroastrianism. the supreme creative deity, the creator of Gayomart whose omnipotence is challenged by Angra Mainyu. Also called Mazda, Ohrmazd, Ormazd, Ormuzd. * * * Supreme god of ancient Iranian religion, especially Zoroastrianism. Ahura Mazda …
34Verethraghna — ▪ Zoroastrianism also called Bahrān, in Zoroastrianism, the spirit of victory. Together with Mithra, the god of truth, Verethraghna shares martial characteristics that relate him to the Vedic war god Indra. In Zoroastrian texts,… …
35hvarenah — ▪ Zoroastrianism in Zoroastrianism, the attribute of kingly glory. Introduced to the Persian religion from Iran as part of Mithraism, hvarenah is thought of as a shining halo that descends on a leader and makes him sacred. The king thus… …
36Nōrūz — ▪ Zoroastrianism and Parsiism also spelled Nō Rūz , or Nō Rūz the New Year festival often associated with Zoroastrianism and Parsiism. The festival is celebrated in many countries, including Iran, Iraq, India, and Afghanistan. It usually …
37Vohu Manah — ▪ Zoroastrianism (Avestan: “Good Mind”), in Zoroastrianism, one of the six amesha spentas (“beneficent immortals”) created by Ahura Mazdā, the Wise Lord, to assist him in furthering good and destroying evil. According to Zoroastrian… …
38Зороастризм — (Zoroastrianism)Zoroastrianism, монотеистическая религия древн. Ирана, созданная пророком Зороастром (Заратуштрой) в 6в. до н.э. Согласно зороастрийским верованиям, верховное божество Ахурамазда создал духов близнецов, один из которых выбрал… …
39Zoroastrian eschatology — Zoroastrianism eschatology is the oldest eschatology in recorded history.Fact|date=August 2008 By 500 BC, Zoroastrians had fully developed a concept of the end of the world through a divine devouring in fire.Fact|date=August 2008According to… …
40Asman — ZoroastrianismAsman is the Avestan and Middle Persian name of the Zoroastrian divinity that is the hypostasis of the sky. Asman is the highest heaven, and is distinguished from the firmament ( thwasha ), which lies nearer the earth.The 27th day… …
