Ardwisur

deity water Zoroastrian single tradition · 1

Ardwisur is the representative of waters. The water of all lakes and seas have their origin with Ardwisur. In some chapters, Ardwisur is equated with Anahid, as in "Ardwisur who is Anahid, the father and mother of the Waters".

When

First attested
1000 CE
Attested period
1000 – 1200
Historical notes
Mentioned in the Bundahishn, a Zoroastrian account of creation finished in the 11th or 12th century CE.

Relationships

co occurs with
Anahid, Anaïtis

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“In the Bundahishn, the two halves of the name "Ardwisur Anahid" are occasionally treated independently of one another, that is, with Ardwisur as the representative of waters, and Anahid identified with the planet Venus: The water of the all lakes and seas have their origin with Ardwisur”

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