Spenta Mainyu
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Spenta Mainyu is a key Zoroastrian divine emanation or Holy Spirit associated with goodness, creation, and the beneficent power of Ahura Mazda.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spenta Mainyu canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holy Spirit
ⓘ
Zoroastrian divinity ⓘ divine emanation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ahura Mazda
ⓘ
Asha ⓘ creation ⓘ goodness ⓘ life ⓘ light ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Destructive Spirit ⓘ |
| cosmicDomain | spiritual realm of good ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction |
creative spirit
ⓘ
life-giving spirit ⓘ protective spirit ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
champion of order
ⓘ
opponent of evil ⓘ |
| describedAs | bounteous spirit ⓘ |
| ethicalAssociation |
good deeds
ⓘ
good thoughts ⓘ good words ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
Amesha Spentas
ⓘ
surface form:
creative energy of Ahura Mazda
life-sustaining force ⓘ sanctifying power ⓘ |
| influences |
cosmic order
ⓘ
human moral choices ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Avestan language
ⓘ
surface form:
Avestan
|
| meaningOfName | Bounteous Spirit ⓘ |
| moralValence | wholly good ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Angra Mainyu ⓘ |
| partOf | Ahura Mazda’s emanations ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Amesha Spentas ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine |
Zoroastrian dualism
ⓘ
cosmic struggle between good and evil ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| role | beneficent power of Ahura Mazda ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
holy devotion
ⓘ
moral goodness ⓘ righteous thought ⓘ spiritual progress ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Avesta
ⓘ
Avesta ⓘ
surface form:
Gathas of Zarathustra
|
| timePeriodOfCult | ancient Iranian religion ⓘ |
| veneratedBy | Zoroastrians ⓘ |
| worshippedIn | Zoroastrian rituals ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.