Rashnu
Rashnu is the Avestan language name of the Zoroastrian yazata of justice. Together with Mithra and Sraosha, Rashnu is one of the three judges who pass judgment on the souls of people after death. Rashnu's standard appellation is "the straightest".
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 1000 BCE
- Attested period
- -1000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Zoroastrian divinity.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ahura Mazda, Ahura Berezant, Aeshma, Sraosha, Munkar and Nakir, Abathur Muzania, Metatron, Ancient of Days, Anubis, Avatar, Abatur, Lagamal, Inshushinak, Ishmekarab, Nergal
- allied with
- Mithra, Sraosha, Ameretat, Arshtat, Vayu-Vata, Verethragna, Nairyosangha, Khvarenah, Peshotanu
- enemy of
- daevas
Mentioned by
- Metatron
- Ancient of Days
- Anubis
- Avatar
- Abatur
- Lagamal
- Inshushinak
- Ishmekarab
- Nergal
- Ameretat
- Arshtat
- Vayu-Vata
- Verethragna
- Nairyosangha
- Khvarenah
- Peshotanu
and 1 more
Sources
Source passages
“Rashnu in Zoroastrianism”
#14174 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The 18th day of every month in the Zoroastrian calendar is dedicated to Rashnu. The Counsels of Adarbad Mahraspandan, a Sassanid-era text, notes that on the 18th day "life is merry".”
#14591 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Mithra stands at the Chinvat bridge with Arshtat, Rashnu, Vayu-Vata, and Verethragna”
#16934 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“A well established theory connects the Elamite group of Inshushinak, Lagamal and Ishmekarab with the later Zoroastrian belief that after death souls are judged by Mithra, Sraosha and Rashnu.”
#39062 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Munkar and Nakir bear some similarity to Zoroastrian divinities. Some of these, such as Mithra, Sraosha and Rashnu have a role in the judgement of souls. Rashnu is described as a figure who holds a set of scales, like some angels of the grave. E.G. Brown has suggested that a continuity exists between Rashnu and Munkar and Nakir”
#39918 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001