Persian Religion
(Text by Duane R. Hurst © 2013)
God/Goddess and Brief Description:
| Ahriman | Zoroaster | Persian god of darkness; introduced death into world; brother of Ahura-Mazda |
| Ahura-Mazda | Zoroaster | Persian god of goodness and knowledge; Lord of Wisdom; god of creation; brother of Ahriman |
| Anahita |
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fertility goddess (Venus) |
| Daeva |
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malignant demon Meaning: being of shining light |
| Faravahar |
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symbol of Zoroastrianism |
| Mani |
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prophet and founder of Manichaeism religion, which the Parthian Empire adopted |
| Mithras |
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Sun god, which the Roman Empire adopted |
| Zarathustra |
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prophet and founder of Zoroastrian religion, which the Persian Empire adopted; Greeks spelled his name as Zoroaster |
| Zoroaster |
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religious innovator of Zoroastrianism |
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