Saurva
Zoroastrian · deity · primordial · deity
The pairing is the sharpest of the six as a piece of political theology: the Amesha Spenta is not 'rule' but *desirable* rule, and the daeva opposite him is what rule is when it is not that.
Domains
- oppression and misrule
Relations
- opposes: Khshathra Vairya
Sources
- Reference treatments of the daevas in Zoroastrian scripture.