Spenta Armaiti

Amesha Spenta of Holy Devotion; the only female of the six, guardian of the earth.

Parentage

• parent: Ahura Mazda

Domains

• devotion piety
• earth
• agriculture

Powers

• Embody holy devotion and faithful piety to Ahura Mazda
• Protect and sustain the bountiful earth

Epithets

• Spəṇtā Ārmaiti avestan · Spenta Armaiti · avestaHoly Devotion; the Amesha Spenta and daughter of Ahura Mazda, guardian of the Earththe Gāθās; Bundahišn (primary)
• Spandārmad Middle Persian (Pahlavi) · Spandarmad · cultHoly Devotion (Middle Persian form); guardian of the earthGreater Bundahishn; al-Biruni, Chronology of Ancient Nations (primary)

Relations

• sibling: AmeretatFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Ahura Mazda) per the figures' cited genealogy.
• sibling: Asha VahishtaFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Ahura Mazda) per the figures' cited genealogy.
• sibling: AtarFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Ahura Mazda) per the figures' cited genealogy.
• sibling: HaurvatatFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Ahura Mazda) per the figures' cited genealogy.
• sibling: Khshathra VairyaFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Ahura Mazda) per the figures' cited genealogy.
• sibling: Spenta MainyuFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Ahura Mazda) per the figures' cited genealogy.
• sibling: Vohu ManahFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Ahura Mazda) per the figures' cited genealogy.
• spouse: Ahura MazdaIn Pahlavi tradition Spandarmad, the Earth, is Ohrmazd's daughter and wife, the divine archetype of xwedodah.Pahlavi Rivayat accompanying the Dadestan i Denig, ch. 8 (primary)

Sources

• existence: Avesta, Yasna 47 (primary); Encyclopaedia Iranica, 'Amesa Spenta' (secondary)