daevas
demonic intermediate Zoroastrian single tradition · 3
The daevas are entities that Rashnu prevents from destroying material Creation.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Bundahishn, a Zoroastrian account of creation finished in the 11th or 12th century.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ahura Mazda, spenta mainyu, Ameretat
- serves
- Angra Mainyu
- child of
- akem manah
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“In a subsequent passage, Rashnu is described as the essence of truth (arta/asha) that prevents the daevas from destroying material Creation.”
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“the daevas that deceive humankind and themselves. Zoroaster stated that the daevas are 'wrong gods' or 'false gods' that are to be rejected, but they are not yet demons.”
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