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51Gathas — The word Gātha means a hymn of praise in the earliest Indo Iranian poetry. In the Vedas, this word is found repeated several times referring to the vedic hymns [Rigveda 1.167, Samaveda 9.11, Taittiriya Brahmana Shatapatha Brahmana] .In… …
52Daeva — (daēuua, daāua, daēva) in Avestan language meaning a being of shining light , is a term for a particular sort of supernatural entity with disagreeable characteristics. Equivalents in Iranian languages include Pashto dêw (Uber ghost, demon, giant) …
53Creation (novel) — Creation   1st edition cover …
54Asha — This article is about a Zoroastrian principle. For other uses, see Asha (disambiguation). Part of a series on Zoroastrianism Portal …
55Заратустра — Заратуштра Спитама Zaraθuštra …
56Mithraic mysteries — Double faced Mithraic relief. Rome, 2nd to 3rd century AD. Louvre Museum The Mithraic Mysteries were a mystery religion practised in the Roman Empire from about the 1st to 4th centuries AD. The name of the Persian god Mithra, adapted into Greek… …
57Avesta — The Avesta is the primary collection of sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language. EtymologyThe etymology of the term Avesta itself is uncertain, but a derivation from Middle Persian pa. abestāg meaning praise , is a… …
58Mithra — 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 …
59Atar — ( 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.… …
60Magic in the Greco-Roman world — The study of magic in the Greco Roman world is a branch of the disciplines of classics, ancient history and religious studies. In the ancient post hellenistic world of the Greeks and Romans (the Greco Roman world), the public and private rituals… …
