Fravashi
E407675
Fravashi is a Zoroastrian spiritual concept referring to a person’s preexistent higher soul or guardian spirit that guides and protects them throughout life.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4027467 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fravashi Context triple: [Zoroastrianism, hasConcept, Fravashi]
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A.
Razihi
Razihi is a highly divergent Arabic-related language spoken by a small community in the mountainous Jabal Razih region of northwestern Yemen.
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B.
Jarma
Jarma is a feminine given name most notably borne by American actress Jarma Lewis.
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C.
Arakhin
Arakhin is a tractate of the Mishnah and Talmud that deals primarily with the laws of vows of valuation and consecration to the Temple.
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D.
Barshaini
Barshaini is a small Himalayan village in Himachal Pradesh, India, that serves as a popular base and trailhead for treks into the Parvati Valley and surrounding high-altitude landscapes.
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E.
Shivta
Shivta is an ancient Nabatean and Byzantine desert city in Israel, known for its remarkably well-preserved ruins and role along historic trade routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fravashi Target entity description: Fravashi is a Zoroastrian spiritual concept referring to a person’s preexistent higher soul or guardian spirit that guides and protects them throughout life.
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A.
Razihi
Razihi is a highly divergent Arabic-related language spoken by a small community in the mountainous Jabal Razih region of northwestern Yemen.
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B.
Jarma
Jarma is a feminine given name most notably borne by American actress Jarma Lewis.
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C.
Arakhin
Arakhin is a tractate of the Mishnah and Talmud that deals primarily with the laws of vows of valuation and consecration to the Temple.
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D.
Barshaini
Barshaini is a small Himalayan village in Himachal Pradesh, India, that serves as a popular base and trailhead for treks into the Parvati Valley and surrounding high-altitude landscapes.
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E.
Shivta
Shivta is an ancient Nabatean and Byzantine desert city in Israel, known for its remarkably well-preserved ruins and role along historic trade routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zoroastrian spiritual concept
ⓘ
guardian spirit ⓘ higher soul ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancestors
ⓘ
divine beings ⓘ individual human beings ⓘ |
| category |
Zoroastrian angelology
ⓘ
soul in religious belief ⓘ |
| collectiveTerm | Fravashis of the righteous ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
assists Ahura Mazda in sustaining the world
ⓘ
supports the order of creation ⓘ |
| describedAs |
guardian spirit that guides and protects a person
ⓘ
preexistent higher soul ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Urvan (the incarnate soul that experiences life) ⓘ |
| equivalentTransliteration | Fravarti ⓘ |
| etymologyProposed | possibly from Indo-Iranian root related to protection or choice ⓘ |
| function |
guide of the incarnate soul
ⓘ
spiritual protector ⓘ |
| honoredBy |
Zoroastrian rituals for the dead
ⓘ
household devotions ⓘ |
| iconographicAssociation | often connected symbolically with the Faravahar emblem ⓘ |
| influences | the life path of the person it guards ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm |
Avestan language
ⓘ
surface form:
Avestan
|
| linkedTo | personal destiny in Zoroastrian thought ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Avesta
ⓘ
Avesta ⓘ
surface form:
Farvardin Yasht
|
| moralRole |
encourages righteous choices
ⓘ
supports adherence to Asha (truth, order) ⓘ |
| number | innumerable spiritual entities ⓘ |
| ontologicalStatus | part of the divine order created by Ahura Mazda ⓘ |
| pluralForm |
Fravashi
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Fravashis
|
| relatedConcept |
Daena
ⓘ
Faravahar ⓘ Urvan ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| ritualFunction | invoked for protection and blessing ⓘ |
| role |
guides a person throughout life
ⓘ
protects a person throughout life ⓘ |
| statusInTradition | central concept in Zoroastrian cosmology ⓘ |
| temporalStatus |
continues after a person’s death
ⓘ
preexistent before a person’s birth ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | protective ancestral spirit ⓘ |
| worshippedDuring | Farvardigan festival ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fravashi Description of subject: Fravashi is a Zoroastrian spiritual concept referring to a person’s preexistent higher soul or guardian spirit that guides and protects them throughout life.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fravashis