Anāhitā
An Iranian goddess with the triple name Arəduuī Sūrā Anāhitā, meaning 'The Humid, Strong, and Immaculate,' representing the three functions of fecundity, sovereignty, and priestly force. She was an ancient fertility goddess influenced by the Assyro-Babylonian Ištar-ʿAštart, known for later orgiastic rites and roles as a warrior and victory-granting goddess. She served as divine patroness of the king and giver of royal power.
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When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Persian goddess found in association with Mēn in Anatolian contexts.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ištar-ʿAštart, Mah, Arma, Spenta Armaiti, Aramazd, Tukh Manuk, Sarasvati, Vahagn, Anat, Sarpanit, Astghik, Nanã, Inanna, Nanaya, Juno, Athena, Hayk
- syncretized with
- Artimpasa, Inanna/Ishtar, Anaïtis, Diana, Asclepius, Anahit, Artemis (Diana)
- consort of
- men
- allied with
- men, Mithra, Ahura Mazda
- manifested by
- Aradvi Sura Anahita
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Anāhitā's triple name, 𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬍⸱𐬯𐬏𐬭𐬁⸱𐬀𐬥𐬁𐬵𐬌𐬙𐬀 (Arəduuī Sūrā Anāhitā), meaning 'The Humid, Strong, and Immaculate' respectively represented the three functions of fecundity, sovereignty, and priestly force”
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“Interpreting various deities, including the Iranian Anāhitā and the Roman Juno, he identified what were, in his view, examples of this.”
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