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Persia Mythology

Persia Mythology

There are clear indications in the Avesta that the religion of the Medes and Persians before Zoroaster's time agreed in most respects with that of the Indian Aryans, and in a less degree with the beliefs of the Aryans in general. All the Aryan tribes in very ancient times showed great respect for the dead, though they carefully distinguished them from the gods. The latter were principally the powers of Nature, the wind, fire, water, the sky, the sun, the earth, and a host of personifications.



List of Gods : "Persia" - 93 records

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Name ▲▼Origin ▲▼Description ▲▼
Goddess name
"Pairikas"
Persia Goddesses of drought. Persia
God name
"Rasnu"
Persian / Iran God of påśśage and justice. The guardian of the bridge which leads to the otherworld. He weighs souls in the scales at the final judgment....

"Rustam"
Greek The Deev-bend and Persian Hercules, famous for his victory over the white dragon named Asdeev. He was the son of Zal, prince of Sedjistan. The exploits attributed to him must have been the aggregate of exploits performed by numerous persons of the same name. His combat for two days with Prince Isfendiar is a favourite subject with the Persian poets.
Goddess name
"Sadwes"
Persia A goddess Rain, of storms, thunder, lightning, hail, snow

"Seemurgh"
Persian The wonderful bird that could speak all the languages of the world, and whose knowledge embraced past, present, and future events. Persian

"Simorgh"
Persian Gigantic bird like the hippogriff or griffin; half phoenix, half lion. Persian
Goddess name
"Sirara"
Akkadia Goddess of the Persian Gulf. In creation mythology she is given charge over the waters of the Gulf by the god Enki Akkadia
Goddess name
"Sirara"
Mesopotamian / Sumerian / Babylonian - Akkadian Goddess of the Persian Gulf. In creation mythology she is given charge over the waters of the Gulf by the god ENKI....

"Soma"
Vedic A plant, ritual, intoxicating drink and divinity among Vedic and greater Persian cultures.
God name
"Vata"
Hindu / Persian God of the wind and a deity with a violent personality. Hindu / Persian
God name
"Vata"
Hindu / Vedic / / Persian / Iran God of wind. The name appears in the Rg Veda as a deity of violent personality. According to Asvestan tradition the god of victory, VERETHRAGNA, appeared to Zarathustra in the guise of Vata....
God name
"Verethragna"
Persian / Iran God of victories. He is embodied by the wild boar which possesses iron-shod feet to crush opponents and is perceived to be present in the wind....
God name
"Verethragna Persia"
Iran The god of victory, he is perceived to be present in the wind

"Yezd"
Persia Chief residence of the Fire-worshippers. They have kept the sacred fire alight above 3,000 years, without suffering it to go out for a second. The sacred fire is on the mountain Ater Quedah (Mansion of the Fire), and he is deemed unfortunate who dies away from the mountain. Persia
King name
"Yima"
Persia The first human, the first king of the world. His brother divided him, whereby the earth, life and social order were created. Persia

"Zabian"
Chaldees / Persians A worshipper of the Sun, moon, and stars. The Chaldees and ancient Persians were Zabians.

"Zal"
Persian Son of Sam Neriman, exposed on Mount Elburz, because he was born with white hair, and therefore supposed to be the offspring of a deer. He was brought up by the wonderful bird Seemurgh, and when claimed by his father, received from the foster-bird a feather to give him insight into futurity. Persian

"Zam"
Iranian The Indo-Iranian concept for "earth", prototyped as a chemical element in ancient philosophy, and as a minor divinity in Zoroastrianism and later Persian mythology.
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The procreative powers in Nature, animate and inanimate, seeming to be the source of animal and vegetable life, received adoration, which ultimately led to unspeakable corruption. Herodotus tells us that the Persians in his time worshipped the sun, moon, sky, earth, fire, wind and water. Offerings to the gods were laid on a mass of pomegranate twigs (baresman; Sanskrit, barhis), and the flesh of victims was boiled, not burnt. Libations of haoma-juice were poured out, just as in India the soma was the drink of both gods and their worshippers.
source:internationalstandardbible.com/P/persian-religion-(ancient).html


It is complex to treat Persian gods because their importance differs according to different religions :

AHURA MAZDA
He is the perpetual, warm and living light that repels the cold, dead darkness in which evil reigns. He is the author of the 7 creations, nam ely sky, water, earth, plants, animals, humans and fire.
ANGRA MAINYU
"The spirit of evil" The very concept of evil, which wants to destroy the world and cover it with darkness. He lives in the darkness of the North, home to all the forces of Evil. In his incessant fight against Ahura Mazda and his creations, he is helped by other demonic beings.
ZURVAN AKARANA
Father of Ahura Mazda and Ahriman, he is the god of infinite time, of boundless time, of time that lasts, but exists only among the Zurvanists as such. He thus gives birth to the principle of good and the principal of evil, in the form of twins. Originally, he was a god of mythology from ancient Iran. It was only during the centuries that followed Zarathoustra's time that followers of the zurvanism (sect) began to consider Zurvan Akarana as the eternal being, above good and evil, who created Ahura Mazda and Ahriman to compel them to fight to dominate creation. That it is more a concept than a god is debatable, but this is not the purpose of this section. He deserves his place among the principal gods.
Spenta Mainyu:
Holy Spirit; protects humanity. "The holy spirit" "wise Lord"
Vohu Mano (Vohu Manah):
Good thought; protects livestock and herds. "The good thought" "The good spirit" "The good feeling"
Asha Vahishta (Asha):
Excellent justice, purity, truth; protects the fire. "The perfect order" "The sacred order" "Better justice"
Khshathra Vairya:
Desirable power, charity, beneficence; protects the sky, minerals and metals. "Boundless Sovereignty" "Desirable Empire" "Desirable Sovereignty"
Spenta Armaiti:
Holy devotion, right thought, wisdom; protects the earth. "The beneficent piety" "Holy devotion"