Ahura

[ ah-hoo-ruh ]

/ ˈɑ hʊ rə /

generic title for benevolent deities in Zoroastrianism or evil deities in Hinduism.

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Also Asura.

Naneferkaptah perceived that they found not the places of rest of Ahura and Merab her son.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 13|Various
Ahura Mazda answered: "It is the place whereon stand most of those Dakhmas on which the corpses of men are deposited."
Sacred Books of the East|Various
The agriculturists are worshippers of Ahura; the contemners of the cattle worship beings called in the Gathas "daevas."
History of Religion|Allan Menzies
On the one side is Ahura, the only god worshipped by name in the Gathas.
History of Religion|Allan Menzies

From the beginning existed uncreated light and uncreated darknessthe opposing kingdoms of Ahura and Ahriman.
Nature Mysticism|J. Edward Mercer