Monthly Archives: February 2017

Zoroastrian influence upon other faiths and the example of Ashmedai


Aæšm in the poetic gathas and the Avesta is the arch-demon of “wrath, ruin and devastation.” Aæšm comes from the root aēš or aæš “to set into frenzied motion, chaos.” In the Zoroastrian sacred lore aæšm is the opposite of … Continue reading

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The Avestan Champion Archer Araḵš, and Old Norse Berserkr Warriors


The Avestan hymn to Tištar or the Tri-star, recounts the epic story of araḵš or ereḵšö, the champion archer of the Aryans. According to the Avesta, ereḵšö “of the swift arrow, having the swiftest arrow among the Aryans” shot an … Continue reading

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