Ahura
Americannoun
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The Achaemenids borrowed artistic traditions from the Mesopotamians to depict Ahura Mazda in the same way they styled their important gods.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The Persian god Ahura Mazda was the principal source of good as understood by followers of Zoroastrianism, a Persian religion.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
At its core, Zoroastrianism emphasizes a never-ending battle between good and evil — a contest between the religion’s God, Ahura Mazda, and an evil spirit, Ahriman.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2022
Although Ahura Mazda was the supreme lord of creation, his influence over the world was challenged nonetheless by a lesser god of evil, whom Zoroaster's followers later named Ahriman.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Of King Vistaçpa and Frashaostra the Avesta then tells us, "that they prepared the right path for the faith which Ahura gave to the fire-priests."
From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Duncker, Max
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