Spenta Armaiti

Zoroastrian · deity · primordial · deity

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

Parentage

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
Spandārmad

Relations

sibling: Ameretat
sibling: Asha Vahishta
sibling: Atar
sibling: Haurvatat
sibling: Khshathra Vairya
sibling: Spenta Mainyu
sibling: Vohu Manah
spouse: Ahura Mazda

Sources

Avesta, Yasna 47
Encyclopaedia Iranica, 'Amesa Spenta'

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