Mah

deity sky royalty single tradition · 4

Mah is a deity who may be represented by the moon. It is possible that the sun and the moon represented Mithra and Mah.

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When

First attested: 1000 BCE
Attested period: -1000 – 1200
Historical notes: Attested symbol of royalty during Parthian and Sassanid periods.

Relationships

co occurs with: Arma, Máni, Min (god), Jeh, Gawiewdad, Vohu Manah, Anāhitā, Ma, Ahriman, Nanã
syncretized with: men
manifests as: Moon
allied with: Mithra

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (4)

Source passages

“It is also possible that the sun and the moon represented Mithra and Mah, though in some cases a feminine face appears inside the latter. In some cases Nana was also depicted in a diadem decorated with a crescent. Harry Falk argues that it is implausible that Nana's crescent represents the moon, and that the halo present around her head in Kushan art is a reflection of the sun as argued by other researchers, as both of these celestial bodies are represented as independent deities in Kushan art, ”
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“Mah Ma (goddess)”
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“The divinity Mah appears together with Mithra on Kushan coins.”
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“Mēn may also be influenced by the Zoroastrian lunar divinity Mah.”
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