Ahura
[ah-hoo-ruh]
- generic title for benevolent deities in Zoroastrianism or evil deities in Hinduism.
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Also Asura.
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Ahura and Ahriman confront each other as the good power and the evil.
History of ReligionAllan Menzies
That of Ahura was formed first; it consists of his attributes.
History of ReligionAllan Menzies
Ahura is himself one of these spirits; thus there are seven supreme spirits.
History of ReligionAllan Menzies
On the one side is Ahura, the only god worshipped by name in the Gathas.
History of ReligionAllan Menzies
One portion addresses him as Ormuzd, another as Ahura Mazda.
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