Sarosh
angelic intermediate Zoroastrian single tradition · 1
Sarosh is a Zoroastrian angelic being who, along with Adar, guides the righteous Viraf to see the reality of God and the archangels and the non-reality of Ahriman and the demons.
When
- First attested
- 800 CE
- Attested period
- 800 – 1200
- Historical notes
- Documented in the Book of Arda Viraf, a Pahlavi text from the 9th–12th century period.
Relationships
- allied with
- Adar
- co occurs with
- Angra Mainyu, Ahriman, Jeh, Ohrmuzd
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In the Book of Arda Viraf 5.10, the narrator – the 'righteous Viraf' – is taken by Sarosh and Adar to see 'the reality of God and the archangels, and the non-reality of Ahriman and the demons'”
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