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Angra Mainyu (/ ˈ æ ŋ r ə ˈ m aɪ nj uː /; Avestan: 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎, romanized: Aŋra Ma i niiu) is the Avestan name of Zoroastrianism's hypostasis of the "destructive/evil spirit" and the main adversary in Zoroastrianism either of the Spenta Mainyu, the "holy/creative spirits/mentality", or directly of Ahura Mazda, the highest deity of Zoroastrianism.
Ahura Mazda (/ ə ˌ h ʊər ə ˈ m æ z d ə /; [1] Avestan: 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁, romanized: Ahura Mazdā; Persian: اهورا مزدا, romanized: Ahurâ Mazdâ [n 1] or ارمزد, Ormazd), [n 2] also known as Horomazes, [n 3] [2] is the creator deity and god of the sky [3] in the ancient Iranian religion Zoroastrianism.
Sasanid-era relief (224-561 AD) at Naqsh-e Rostam, depicting Ahura Mazda presenting the diadem of sovereignty to Ardashir I. Ahura Mazda: the creator deity and god of the sky. He is the first and most frequently invoked spirit in the Persian mythology. The literal meaning of the word Ahura is "lord", and that of Mazda is "wisdom".
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.
Ahura Mazda then created the material and visible world itself in order to ensnare evil. He created the floating, egg-shaped universe in two parts: first the spiritual (menog) and 3,000 years later, the physical (getig). [46] Ahura Mazda then created Gayomard, the archetypical perfect man, and Gavaevodata, the primordial bovine. [52]
Ahura Mazda created the material and visible world itself in order to ensnare evil. He created the floating, egg-shaped universe in two parts: first the spiritual (menog) and 3,000 years later, the physical (getig). [10] Ahura Mazda then created Gayomard, the archetypical perfect man, and Gavaevodata, the primordial bovine. [11]
Likewise, at the oldest layer, Zoroastrianism's daevas are originally also gods (albeit gods to be rejected), and it is only in the younger texts that the word evolved to refer to evil creatures. And the Zoroastrian ahura s (etymologically related to the Vedic asura s) are also only vaguely defined, and only three in number.
Jamshid, the fourth king of the world, ruled over both angels and divs, and served as a high priest of Ahura Mazda (Hormozd). Like his father, he slayed many divs, however, spared some under the condition they teach him new valuable arts, such as writing in different languages. [ 29 ]