Persian deity

Other forms: Persian deities

Definitions of Persian deity
  1. noun
    a deity worshiped by the ancient Persians
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    Mithras
    ancient Persian god of light and truth; sun god
    Ahura Mazda
    chief deity of Zoroastrianism; source of light and embodiment of good
    Ahriman
    the spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism; arch rival of Ormazd
    Zurvan
    the Zoroastrian god of time
    type of:
    deity, divinity, god, immortal
    any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
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