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
- aspect of
- Aredvi Sura Anahita
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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