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Angra Mainyu (/ˈæŋrə ˈmaɪnjuː/; Avestan: 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎, romanized: Aŋra Mainiiu) or
Ahriman (Persian: اهريمن) is the
Avestan name of Zoroastrianism's...
- aša/arta- (truth) is
opposed to the druj- (deceit, lies), spəṇta-
mainyu to angra-
mainyu, vohu-manah is
opposed to aka-manah-, xšaθra- to dušae-xšaθra-,...
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hailed as the
supreme being of the universe.
Opposed to
Ahura Mazda is
Angra Mainyu (𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎), who is
personified as a
destructive spirit and...
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mainyu, but of akem manah.
Related to, but not
entirely equivalent to akem manah, are
other terms that
express similar ideas. The
first is aka
mainyu...
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cosmic struggle against Angra Mainyu. Nonetheless,
Ahura Mazda is
Angra Mainyu's superior, not his equal.
Angra Mainyu and his daevas,
which attempt to...
- of the
daevas in
Vendidad 1.43,
Angra Mainyu appears first and
Paitisha appears last. "Nowhere is
Angra Mainyu said to be the
creator of the
daevas or...
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position as
messenger of
Angra Mainyu (Yasht 19.46), for in the
hierarchy of divinities, Asha is the
messenger of
Spenta Mainyu, the
instrument through which...
- be a god of
chaos Eris
Hydra (mythology)
Typhon Illuyanka Vritra Angra Mainyu,
Zoroastrian god of evil and
opposed to
Ahura Mazda, god of good Manichaeism...
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counterpart to
Angra Mainyu.
During the
Sasanian Period, the
lingua franca of
Anatolia was
Middle Persian, in
which Angra Mainyu was
rendered as "Ahriman"...
- omnipotent.
Ahura Mazda existed in
light and
goodness above,
while Angra Mainyu (or "Ahriman")
existed in
darkness and
ignorance below. They have existed...
