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  2. Atar - Wikipedia

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    Atar, Atash, Azar (Avestan: 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭, romanized: ātar) or Dāštāɣni, [1] is the Zoroastrian concept of holy fire, sometimes described in abstract terms as "burning and unburning fire" or "visible and invisible fire" (Mirza, 1987:389). It is considered to be the visible presence of Ahura Mazda and his Asha through the eponymous Yazata.

  3. Mithra - Wikipedia

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    Zoroastrianism. ) is an ancient Iranian deity of covenants, light, oaths, justice, the Sun, [1] contracts, and friendship. [2] In addition to being the divinity of contracts, Mithra is also a judicial figure, an all-seeing protector of Truth (Asha), and the guardian of cattle, the harvest, and the Waters. The Romans attributed their Mithraic ...

  4. List of fire deities - Wikipedia

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    Dazhbog, the regenerating god of the solar fire who rides in the sky. Kresnik, golden fire god who became a hero of Slovenia. Ognyena Maria, fire goddess who assists Perun. Peklenc, god of fire who rules the underworld and its wealth and who judges and punishes the wicked through earthquakes.

  5. Names of God in Zoroastrianism - Wikipedia

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    In Zoroastrianism, there are 101 names and titles used to refer to Ahura Mazda.The list is preserved in Persian, Pazend, and Gujarati. [1]The names are often taken during Baj (ceremonial prayer) as part of Yasna while continuously sprinkling with the ring made of eight metals with the hair of the pure Varasya named "Vars" [clarification needed] into the water vessel.

  6. Fire in ancient Iranian culture - Wikipedia

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    Fire is one of the elements that was praised and venerated by the ancient Iranians. Fire is in the Avesta as Atash or Atar, in Pahlavi literature atour or atakhsh; or in Persian literature, fire is known as azar or athash. The guardian angel of fire is known as Atouryast in Pahlavi literature, and in Persian literature Azarizad (Azar + Izad ...

  7. Ancient Iranian religion - Wikipedia

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    Zoroaster Ahura Mazda is the creator of heaven and earth. Beside Ahura Mazda is the ancient Indo-Iranian god Thvarshtar ("Artisan"). Thvarstar also appears under the name Spenta Mainyu ("the Beneficient Spirit") in Zoroaster's system of the Beneficent Immortals. In the creative aspect Thvarshtar functions in many ways as Ahura Mazda. In the Younger Avesta Spenta and the Gathas Mainyu is paired ...

  8. Khuda - Wikipedia

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    Khuda (Persian: خُدا, romanized: xodâ, Persian pronunciation: [xoˈdɒː]) or Khoda is the Persian word for God. Originally, it was used as a noun in reference to Ahura Mazda (the name of the God in Zoroastrianism). Iranian languages, Turkic languages, and many Indo-Aryan languages employ the word. [1] Today, it is a word that is largely ...

  9. Persian mythology - Wikipedia

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    e. Iranian mythology, or Persian mythology in western term (Persian: اسطوره‌شناسی ایرانی), is the body of the myths originally told by ancient Persians and other Iranian peoples and a genre of ancient Persian folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the world, the lives and activities of deities, heroes, and ...