Tishtrya

Yazata of the star Sirius and the rains; defeats the drought-demon Apaosha in the form of a white horse.

Domains

• rain
• stars

Powers

• Gather the waters and spread them over the earth as rain
• Defeat the drought-demon Apaosha as a white stallion

Epithets

• raēvā̊ xᵛarǝnaŋᵛhā̊ avestan · raēvā̊ xvarǝnaŋhā̊'rich and glorious (in Fortune)' — Tishtrya the star-yazata of rainsYašt 8.0 (Tištar Yašt) (primary)

Sources

• existence: Avesta, Yasht 8 (Tir Yasht) (primary)