Ameretat ("Immortality"

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• Ameretat — ae. Ameretat ( ae. Amərətāt ) is the Avestan language name of the Zoroastrian divinity/divine concept of not dying. As the hypostasis of immortality, Ameretat is the Amesha Spenta of long life on earth and perpetuality in the hereafter.… …   Wikipedia

• Ameretat — noun Avestan language name of the Zoroastrian divinity/divine concept of not dying. As the hypostasis of immortality, Ameretat is the Amesha Spenta of long life on earth and perpetuality in the hereafter …   Wiktionary

• Ameretat —    One of the seven Immortal Holy Ones, the attendants of Ahura Mazda. Ameretat represented immortality, and was the genius of trees and plants …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

• Amesha Spenta — /ah me sheuh spen teuh/, Zoroastrianism. any of the personified attributes of Ahura Mazda. Also called Spenta Amesha. [ < Avestan, equiv. to amesha angel + spenta good] * * * In Zoroastrianism, any of the six divine beings (three male, three… …   Universalium

• Zoroaster — /zawr oh as teuhr, zohr , zawr oh as teuhr, zohr /, n. fl. 6th century B.C., Persian religious teacher. Also called Zarathustra. * * * or Zarathustra born с 628, probably Rhages, Iran died с 551 BCE Iranian religious reformer and prophet, founder …   Universalium

• Barsom — A barsom is a ritual implement used by Zoroastrian priests to solemnize certain sacred ceremonies.The word barsom derives from the Avestan language baresman (trisyllabic, ae. bar əs man ), which is in turn a substantive of barez to grow high.… …   Wikipedia

• angel and demon — ▪ religion Introduction demon also spelled  daemon   respectively, any benevolent or malevolent spiritual being that mediates between the transcendent and temporal realms.       Throughout the history of religions (myth), varying kinds and… …   Universalium

• Theological Aspects of the Avesta —     The Theological Aspects of the Avesta     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Theological Aspects of the Avesta     I. GOD     The name of the Supreme God of the Avestic system is Ahura Mazda (in the Achaemenid royal inscriptions, Auramazda), which …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Haurvatat — ae. Haurvatat ( ae. Haurvatāt ) is the Avestan language name of the Zoroastrian concept and hypostasis of wholeness or perfection. As a divinity, Haurvatat is the Amesha Spenta of water ( cf. apo ), prosperity, and health.Etymologically, Avestan… …   Wikipedia

• Amesha Spenta — ae. Amesha Spenta ( ae. Aməša Spənta ) is an Avestan language term for a class of divinity/divine concepts in Zoroastrianism, and literally means Bounteous Immortal . Later middle Persian variations of the term include Ameshāspand and the… …   Wikipedia

• Rashnu — is the Avestan language name of the Zoroastrian yazata of justice. Together with Mithra and Sraosha, Rashnu is one of the three judges who pass judgment on the souls of people after death. Rashnu s standard appellation is the very straight. In… …   Wikipedia