Asmodai
demonic Zoroastrian single tradition · 1
The name Asmodai is believed to derive from the Avestan *aēšma-daēva, where aēšma means "wrath", and daēva signifies "demon". While the daēva Aēšma is thus Zoroastrianism's demon of wrath and is also well-attested as such, the compound aēšma-daēva is not attested in scripture. It is nonetheless likely that such a form did exist, and that the Book of Tobit's "Asmodaios" and the Talmud's "Ashmedai" reflect it.
When
- First attested
- 100 BCE
- Attested period
- -100 – 1906
- Historical notes
- Name appears in Book of Tobit and Talmud.
Relationships
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The name Asmodai is believed to derive from the Avestan *aēšma-daēva (𐬀𐬉𐬴𐬨𐬀𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀*, *aēṣ̌madaēuua), where aēšma means "wrath", and daēva signifies "demon".”
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