Angra Mainyu
Americannoun
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Death is considered to be the work of Angra Mainyu, the embodiment of all that is evil, whereas the earth and all that is beautiful is considered to be the pure work of God.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thereupon came Angra Mainyu, who is all death, and he counter-created the ants and the ant-hills.
From Sacred Books of the East by Various
Thereupon came Angra Mainyu, who is all death, and he counter-created tears and wailing.
From Sacred Books of the East by Various
Ahura Mazda answered: "It is the place wherein are most burrows of the creatures of Angra Mainyu."
From Sacred Books of the East by Various
Thereupon came Angra Mainyu, who is all death, and he counter-created a sin for which there is no atonement, the unnatural sin.
From Sacred Books of the East by Various
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