Arədvī Sūra Anāhīta
deity water Indo-Iranian single tradition · 1
A divinity of the waters (Abān), the yazata is of Indo-Iranian origin. She nurtures crops and herds; and is hailed both as a divinity and the mythical river that she personifies, 'as great in bigness as all these waters which flow forth upon the earth'.
When
- First attested
- 200 CE
- Attested period
- 200 – 600
- Historical notes
- Appears in Middle-Persian texts of the Sasanid era.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Sarasvati
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In the (Middle-)Persian texts of the Sasanid and later eras, Arədvī Sūra Anāhīta appears as Ardwisur Anāhīd. The evidence suggests a western Iranian origin of Anāhīta. (see borrowing from Babylonia, below).”
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