yazata (In Zoroastrianism

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• Yazata — is the Avestan language word for a Zoroastrian concept. The word has a wide range of meaning but generally signifies (or is an epithet of) a divinity. The term literally means worthy of worship harvnb|Boyce|2001|p=xxi.] or worthy of veneration.… …   Wikipedia

• yazata — /yah zah teuh/, n. any of the lesser ancient Iranian gods. [ < Avestan: being worthy of veneration, god] * * * ▪ Zoroastrianism       in Zoroastrianism, member of an order of angels created by Ahura Mazdā to help him maintain the flow of the… …   Universalium

• yazata — noun a) a divinity, an angel of Zoroastrianism b) an epithet of saints or prophets …   Wiktionary

• Yazata —    In Zoroastrianism, a guardian spirit of the sun, moon or stars as well as a personification of abstract ideas such as truth or peace …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

• Burz — is the middle Persian name for the Indo Iranian divinity of waters. Burz is also known as Ahura Berezant in the texts of the Avesta, and also as Apam Napat in Avestan and Vedic Sanskrit. Burz is a Yazad (Avestan: Yazata ) in Zoroastrianism and… …   Wikipedia

• Zaden — ( ka. ზადენი) was, according to the medieval Georgian chronicles, the god of fruitfulness in a pre Christian pantheon of ancient Georgians of Kartli (Iberia of the Classical sources). King Parnajom of Iberia (109 90 BC) is reported to have built… …   Wikipedia

• Mithra — noun An important deity or divine concept (Yazata) in Zoroastrianism and later Iranian history and culture …   Wiktionary

• Zoroastrian festivals — Zoroastrianism has numerous festivals and holy days, all of which are bound to the Zoroastrian calendar. The Shahenshahi and Kadmi variants of the calendar do not intercalcate leap years and hence the day of the Gregorian calendar year on which… …   Wikipedia

• Atar — ( ātar , Avestan) is the Zoroastrian concept for burning and unburning fire and visible and invisible fire (Mirza, 1987:389).In an unrestricted sense, atar is heat that is, thermal energy, manifest as fire or other luminous source when visible.… …   Wikipedia

• Anahita — This article is about the goddess. For the spider genus, see Ctenidae. Statue of Anahita in Maragha. Anahita is the Old Persian form of the name of an Iranian goddess and appears in complete and earlier form as Aredvi Sura Anahita (Arədvī Sūrā… …   Wikipedia

• Mithra — This article is about the Zoroastrian yazata Mithra. For other divinities with related names, see the general article Mitra. Part of a series on Zoroastrianism …   Wikipedia