Mitokht
Mitokht is in Persian mythology, a demon of falsehood; son of the evil spirit, Ahriman. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition –…
Category: Persian Mythology
Mithras
Mithras (Mithra) In Persian mythology, god of life, heat, fertility, a mediator between the gods and men, and chief aide to the good god, Ahura…
Dakhma
Dakhma (Dahkma) Tower of Silence in Zoroastrian funeral rites, where the bodies of the dead are left to be eaten by vultures. A corpse is…
Chinvat
Chinvat (Chinvad, Kinvad) In Persian mythology, a bridge over which all souls of the dead must pass on their way to heaven or hell. According…
Thousand and One Nights, The (The Arabian Nights)
Thousand and One Nights, The (The Arabian Nights) English translation of the Arabic collection of tales, Alf Laylah wa-laylah, which is based on a Persian…
Daena
Daena (Din, Dino) In Persian mythology, an angel, the personification of Zoroastrian law and religion, who presides over the 24th day of the month. SOURCE:…
Bahram Gur
Bahram Gur (Bahramgor, Bahram Gor) In Persian mythology, a hero king appearing in the epic poem Shah Namah by Firdusi, as well as in the…
Bahram Fire
Bahram Fire (Berezisauanh) In Persian mythology, sacred fire that represents all fires and shoots up before the good god, Ahura Mazda. It is composed of…
Airyaman
Airyaman In Persian mythology, god of healing, invoked against disease, sorcerers, and Demons. The good god, Ahura Mazda, called on Airyaman to help expel disease.…
Ahurani
Ahurani In Persian mythology, water goddess who watches over rainfall as well as standing water; invoked for health and healing, for prosperity and growth. SOURCE:…