Ahura Mazda - Wikipedia Ahura Mazda ( əˌhʊərə ˈmæzdə ; [1] Avestan: 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬁, romanized: Ahura Mazdā; Persian: اهورا مزدا, romanized: Ahurâ Mazdâ[n 1] or ارمزد, Ormazd), [n 2] also known as Horomazes (Persian: هرمز), [n 3][2] is the only creator deity and god of the sky [3] in the ancient Iranian religion Zoroastrianism
Ormuzd and Ahriman. - Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and . . . Ormuzd is the highest object of adoration, "the true Creator, Preserver, and Governor of the universe " Mr Rawlinson (Ancient Monarchies, ii,3 24) spells the name Ahuro-Mazdao, and gives several explanations of it, the most probable being that of Haug, "the living wise "
Ahura Mazdā | Persian god, Supreme Being, Creator | Britannica Ahura Mazdā was worshipped by the Persian king Darius I (reigned 522–486 bce) and his successors as the greatest of all gods and protector of the just king According to Zarathustra, Ahura Mazdā created the universe and the cosmic order that he maintains
Ahura Mazda (Ohrmazd) and Ahriman | Encyclopedia. com In zoroaster's Gāthās, Ahura Mazda, "The Wise Lord" (the ancient name of Ohrmazd, and used by Darius and his successors), was the father of the twin spirits — the Holy One (Spenta Mainyu) and the Destructive One (Anra Mainyu, hence Ahriman), who at the origin of the world made a choice, respectively, in favor of good and evil
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ahriman and Ormuzd - NEW ADVENT (More correctly ORMUZD AND AHRIMAN ) The modern Persian forms of Anro-Mainyus and Ahura Mazda, the Evil Spirit and the Good Spirit, respectively, of the Avestic or Zoroastrian religion of the Ancient Iranians and modern Parsees
Ahura Mazda - World History Encyclopedia 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 | Theosophy World In other words, Ahura Mazda is the wise and beneficent creator and sustainer of the universe This title is sometimes given in reverse, i e , Mazda Ahura, and is known as Ormazd or Ormuzd in Persian In the Hormazd Tasht, his name, among twenty other titles, is merely Ahu (“I am”)
Ahura Mazda - The Spiritual Life Ahura Mazda (Avestan: Mazdā Ahura also known as Oromasdes, Ohrmazd, Ahuramazda, Hourmazd, Hormazd, and Hurmuz) is the creator and highest deity of Zoroastrianism Ahura Mazda 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 “
Thoughts on Ormuzd and Ahriman by H. P. Blavatsky No more philosophically profound, no grander or more graphic and suggestive type exists among the allegories of the world-religions than that of the two Brother-Powers of the Mazdean religion, called Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu, better known in their modernized form of Ormuzd and Ahriman
Zoroastrianism - Wikipedia Zoroastrianism (Persian: دین زرتشتی Dīn-e Zartoshtī), also called Mazdayasnā (Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀) or Beh-dīn (بهدین), is an Iranian religion centred on the Avesta and the teachings of Zarathushtra Spitama, who is more commonly referred to by the Greek translation, Zoroaster (Greek: Ζωροάστρις Zōroastris)