Sraosha
Zoroastrian · deity · primordial · Recorded classification
Yazata of obedience, conscience, and ritual; lord of prayer who guards souls and battles demons by night.
Domains
- obedience conscience
- ritual worship
Powers
- Smite the demons nightly with his upraised club
- Guide and guard the soul across the Chinvat bridge
Epithets
- Sraoša ašya 'Sraosha the righteous / blessed' — his standard cultic titleYašt 11 (Srōš Yašt); Yasna 57 (primary)
- darši.dru- of the strong (Ahuric) maceAvesta, Yasna 57 (Sraosha Yasht) (primary)
Relations
- companion: MithraReciprocal of zoroastrian_mithra.companion — Joint judges of the soul at the Chinvat bridge; Sraosha guards the soul along the way Mithra adjudges.Menog-i Khrad 2.118-120 (primary)
- companion: RashnuReciprocal of zoroastrian_rashnu.companion — Fellow judge of the dead at the Chinvat bridge.Menog-i Khrad 2.118-120 (primary)
Sources
- existence: Avesta, Yasna 57 (Srosh Yasht) (primary)