Amesha Spentas

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Zoroastrian concept divine beings emanations holy immortals

The Amesha Spentas are a group of divine emanations or holy immortals in Zoroastrianism that personify aspects of creation and assist the supreme god Ahura Mazda in maintaining cosmic order.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Amesha Spentas canonical 6
creative energy of Ahura Mazda 1
the Seven Persons (Haft Tan) 1

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Zoroastrian concept ⓘ
divine beings ⓘ
emanations ⓘ
holy immortals ⓘ
associatedConcept asha ⓘ
cosmic order ⓘ
creation ⓘ
associatedWith Ahura Mazda ⓘ
centralFigure Ahura Mazda ⓘ
cosmicFunction protect the world from evil forces ⓘ
uphold asha (truth and order) ⓘ
cosmologicalRole structure the Zoroastrian cosmos ⓘ
culticRole focus of specific days in Zoroastrian calendar ⓘ
doctrineType Zoroastrian angelic hierarchy ⓘ
eschatologicalRole participate in final renovation (Frashokereti) ⓘ
genderConcept often treated as abstract or beyond human gender ⓘ
hierarchicalRelation subordinate to Ahura Mazda ⓘ
iconography typically represented symbolically rather than anthropomorphically ⓘ
influenceOn later Zoroastrian angelology ⓘ
languageOfName Avestan language ⓘ
surface form: Avestan
meaningOfName Bounteous Immortals ⓘ
member Ameretat ⓘ
Asha Vahishta ⓘ
Haurvatat ⓘ
Khshathra Vairya ⓘ
Spenta Armaiti ⓘ
Vohu Manah ⓘ
moralAlignment good ⓘ
numberOfMembers 7 ⓘ
opposedBy daevas ⓘ
personify aspects of creation ⓘ
moral and spiritual qualities ⓘ
religion Zoroastrianism ⓘ
role assist Ahura Mazda in maintaining cosmic order ⓘ
guardians of creation ⓘ
scripturalSection Avesta ⓘ
surface form: Gathas
scripturalSource Avesta ⓘ
theologicalStatus emanations of Ahura Mazda ⓘ
not independent gods ⓘ
tradition Zoroastrianism ⓘ
surface form: Mazdayasna
veneratedBy Zoroastrians ⓘ
worshipContext invoked in Zoroastrian prayers ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zoroastrianism → hasConcept → Amesha Spentas ⓘ
Ahl-e Haqq → venerates → Amesha Spentas ⓘ
this entity surface form: the Seven Persons (Haft Tan)
Iranian mythology → hasConcept → Amesha Spentas ⓘ
Yasna → devotedTo → Amesha Spentas ⓘ
Visperad → invokes → Amesha Spentas ⓘ
Ahura Mazda → hasAspect → Amesha Spentas ⓘ
Spenta Mainyu → relatedConcept → Amesha Spentas ⓘ
Spenta Mainyu → hasAspect → Amesha Spentas ⓘ
this entity surface form: creative energy of Ahura Mazda