Ahura Mazda - Wikipedia
WEBHe is the first and most frequently invoked spirit in the Yasna. The literal meaning of the word Ahura is "lord", and that of Mazda is "wisdom". The first notable invocation of Ahura Mazda occurred during the Achaemenid period ( c. 550–330 BC) with the Behistun Inscription of Darius the Great.
Ahura Mazdā | Persian god, Supreme Being, Creator | Britannica
WEBApr 5, 2024 · Ahura Mazdā, symbol from a doorway of the main hall of the Council Hall, Persepolis, Iran. Ahura Mazdā, supreme god in ancient Iranian religion, especially Zoroastrianism, the religious system of the Iranian prophet Zarathustra ( c. 6th century bce; Greek name Zoroaster).
Ahura Mazda - World History Encyclopedia
WEBMar 13, 2017 · Definition. Ahura Mazda (also known as Ahuramazda, Harzoo, Hormazd, Hourmazd, Hurmuz, Ohrmazd, 'Lord' or 'Spirit') is the highest spirit worshipped in Zoroastrianism, the old Mede and ancient Persian mythology which spread across Asia predating Christianity. Ahura Mazda is the creator of the universe and all the things in it, being at the same ...
Ahura Mazda - New World Encyclopedia
WEBAhura Mazda is the Avestan name for an exalted divinity of ancient proto-Indo-Iranian origin. It was Ahura Mazda (or Ormazd, in its shortened Pahlavi transliteration) that was declared by Zoroaster (the central prophet of Zoroastrianism) to be the one uncreated creator of all. Contents. 1 Etymology. 2 Zoroaster's Teachings. 3 Worship. 4 Iconography
BBC - Religions - Zoroastrian: God, Zoroaster and immortals
WEBOct 2, 2009 · Print this page. Zoroastrian beliefs about God. One God. Zoroastrians believe in one God, called Ahura Mazda (meaning 'Wise Lord'). He is compassionate, just, and is the creator of the universe....
AHURA MAZDĀ – Encyclopaedia Iranica
WEBJul 29, 2011 · AHURA MAZDĀ (Old Persian Ahuramazda, Parth. Aramazd, Pahl. Ohrmazd/Hormizd, NPers. Ormazd), the Avestan name with title of a great divinity of the Old Iranian religion, who was subsequently proclaimed by Zoroaster as God. His Indian counterpart, it has been argued, was the nameless, exalted Asura of the Rigveda; but this identification is not ...
Ahura Mazda - Wikiwand
WEBAhura Mazda, also known as Oromasdes, Ohrmazd, Ormazd, Ormusd, Hoormazd, Harzoo, Hormazd, Hormaz and Hurmuz, is the creator deity and god of the sky in the ancient Iranian religion Zoroastrianism. He is the first and most frequently invoked spirit in the Yasna. The literal meaning of the word Ahura is "lord", and that of Mazda is "wisdom".
Zoroastrianism - World History Encyclopedia
WEBDec 12, 2019 · This belief system developed from the polytheistic ancient Persian religion, which regarded Ahura Mazda as the greatest of a large pantheon of gods and, like the later Zoroastrianism, saw life as a struggle between the forces of light and goodness and those of darkness and evil.
Zoroastrianism - Ahura Mazda, Dualism, Fire Worship | Britannica
WEBZoroastrianism - Ahura Mazda, Dualism, Fire Worship | Britannica. Contents. Home Philosophy & Religion Ancient Religions & Mythology. Beliefs and mythology. Sources. Only the hymns, or Gāthās, are attributable to Zarathushtra.
Ahuramazda - Livius
WEBZarathustra sometimes addresses his god as Ahura, lord, and as Mazda, wisdom. From the Gâthâs, we learn that Zarathustra started to preach that Ahuramazda had created "the world, mankind and all good things in it" through his holy spirit, Spenta Mainyu.
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