Oado
Bactrian · deity · primordial · Recorded classification
The Kushan wind-god — one of the earliest fully personified wind images in art: he runs with his garment ballooning behind him to convey rushing air, the Bactrian continuation of the Avestan Vayu.
Domains
- wind
- storm
- breath
Relations
- equated with: VayuOado is the Kushan wind-god, continuing Vayu.
Sources
- existence: Coins of Kanishka I and Huvishka, reverse legend ΟΑΔΟ; Rosenfield (1967) (numismatic)