Areimanios
deity underworld Zoroastrian single tradition · 1
According to Plutarch, Areimanios is one of the two rivals who were the artificers of good and evil, with Oromazes as his counterpart. Areimanios is associated with darkness and ignorance, while Oromazes is associated with light. Plutarch identifies Areimanios with Hades/Pluto, the Greek ruler of the underworld, and describes a ritual involving a sacrificed wolf and a plant called "omomi" to ward off evil.
When
- First attested
- 600 BCE
- Attested period
- -100 – 100
- Historical notes
- Mentioned by Plutarch in the 1st-2nd century CE, referencing Zoroaster.
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Plutarch Zoroaster named "Areimanios" as one of the two rivals who were the artificers of good and evil. In terms of sense perception, Oromazes was to be compared with light, and Areimanios to darkness and ignorance; between these was Mithras the Mediator. Areimanios received offerings that pertained to warding off evil and mourning.”
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