Ahura Mazda and Armaiti, Heaven and Earth, in the Old Avesta
2002; American Oriental Society; Volume: 122; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/3087636
ISSN2169-2289
Autores Tópico(s)Linguistics and language evolution
ResumoThe two epithets of the Old Iranian supreme god that make up his name, mazda and ahura, may refer to his two functions as primordial poet-sacrificer god, who by his divine sacrifice created the ordered cosmos, and as ruler of the universe and father of many of its constituents, respectively. Moreover, as god of heaven he is the father and consort of Armaiti, genius of the earth, who, when fertilized by heaven in an act of incestuous sexual union, produces her works to benefit all living beings.
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