Atar
deity sky Indo-European single tradition · 3
Atar is a fire deity in Indo-European mythology who is endowed with male sex and male potency, similar to Agni.
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When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Ancient Indo-European fire deity.
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Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“In Indo-European mythologies, there is a special fire deity who is endowed with male sex and even male potency, such as Agni or Atar.”
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“Given that fire is considered highly sacred in both Hinduism and Zoroastrianism (as Agni and Atar respectively), and the two faiths share similar elements (such as Yajna and Yasna) from a common proto-Indo-Iranian precursor religion, there has been debate on whether the Atashgah was originally a Hindu site or a Zoroastrian one.”
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“whose iterations included the Greek Hestia, and the Vedic Agni among the Indo-Aryans, and Atar among the more southern Iranian peoples”
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