spenta mainyu
angelic sky Zoroastrian single tradition · 1
The bounteous spirit in Zoroastrian cosmology, representing the absolute antithesis of angra mainyu. Spenta mainyu is the spirit with which Ahura Mazda conceived of creation. It is characterized as the more bounteous of the twin spirits.
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in the Gathas alongside angra mainyu as the bounteous spirit of creation.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- akem manah, Aži Dahaka, Paitisha, daevas, Mithra, Tishtrya, Fravashis
- serves
- Ahura Mazda
- enemy of
- Angra Mainyu
Mentioned by
Sources
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