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Atsho

Bactrian · deity · primordial · Recorded classification

Atsho is the deified Zoroastrian fire (Ātar), shown haloed in flames and at times holding smith's tongs — the sacred and royal flame of the Kushan house.

Domains

fire
sacrifice
purity

Relations

equated with: AtarAtsho is the deified Zoroastrian fire Atar.

Sources

existence: Coins of Kanishka I and Huvishka, reverse legend ΑΘϷΟ; Rosenfield (1967) (numismatic)

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