Verethraghna — In Zoroastrian myth god of war mentioned in the Zend Avesta. He was one of the Yazatas … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
Zoroastrianism — /zawr oh as tree euh niz euhm, zohr /, n. an Iranian religion, founded c600 B.C. by Zoroaster, the principal beliefs of which are in the existence of a supreme deity, Ahura Mazda, and in a cosmic struggle between a spirit of good, Spenta Mainyu,… … Universalium
Indra — Hdeity infobox| Caption = Name = Indra Devanagari = इन्द्र or इंद्र Sanskrit Transliteration = Indra Pali Transliteration = Tamil script = Affiliation = Deva God of = weather and war, king of the gods Abode = Amarāvati in Svarga Mantra = Weapon … Wikipedia
Mithra — (in den späteren Pehlewi u. Parsischriften: Mihir), eine altarische Gottheit, welche in den Veda s der alten Inder zu den Söhnen der Aditi gehört, als die Gottheit des Lichts zu fassen ist u. gewöhnlich mit Varunas (Uranos der Griechen), dem Gott … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
yazata — /yah zah teuh/, n. any of the lesser ancient Iranian gods. [ < Avestan: being worthy of veneration, god] * * * ▪ Zoroastrianism in Zoroastrianism, member of an order of angels created by Ahura Mazdā to help him maintain the flow of the… … Universalium
Iran, ancient — Introduction also known as Persia historic region of southwestern Asia that is only roughly coterminous with modern Iran. The term Persia was used for centuries, chiefly in the West, to designate those regions where Persian language and… … Universalium
BAHRAM (LES) — BAHR M ou VAHR M LES Rois sassanides de Perse (IIIe Ve s.). Leur nom, Bahr m ou Vahr m, est dérivé du pehlevi varahran et de l’avestique verethraghna . Bahr m Ier (273 276) était le second fils de Š hp r Ier et le frère de Hormazd Ier auquel il… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Indra — In Vedic myth a god of battle and of rain. He appears to have been a real king, a jolly fair haired fighting man of the Nordic type, who was deified after death, and whose worship spread at the expense of the older gods. Eventually, he was… … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
Vritra — The dragon or demon of drought, slain by Indra, for which deed he acquired the title of Vritrahan. In actual fact the whole story is borrowed from the earlier Zend Avesta, wherein the god of war, Verethraghna, slew Verethra. Even this earlier… … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
