Indo-Iranian mythology
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Indo-Iranian mythology is the shared body of ancient religious beliefs, deities, and mythic traditions from which both early Indian (Vedic) and Iranian mythologies historically developed.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-European mythology branch
ⓘ
mythological tradition ⓘ religious tradition ⓘ |
| basedOn | Proto-Indo-Iranian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Hindu mythology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zoroastrian mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ later Indian religious traditions ⓘ later Iranian religious traditions ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
cosmic order
ⓘ
dualism between beneficent and harmful beings ⓘ hero-dragon combat myth ⓘ oath and contract deities ⓘ ritual sacrifice ⓘ sacred fire ⓘ sky and storm gods ⓘ soma/haoma sacred drink ⓘ tripartite social ideology ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Ahura Mazda precursor
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Asura/ahura class of deities ⓘ Daeva/deva class of deities ⓘ Indra NERFINISHED ⓘ Mithra NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitra NERFINISHED ⓘ Varuna NERFINISHED ⓘ Vr̥tra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Vedic mythology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Iranian mythology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Avesta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rigvedic hymns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Proto-Indo-Iranian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Proto-Indo-European religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Greater Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| sharesDeityCognate |
Indra–Vr̥thraghna type warrior gods
ⓘ
Mitra–Mithra complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesMythicTheme |
bridge to the afterlife
ⓘ
cosmic waters ⓘ world mountain ⓘ |
| sharesOriginWith |
Vedic religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Iranian religion ⓘ |
| sharesRitualElement |
fire sacrifice
ⓘ
soma–haoma libation ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Indology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iranian studies NERFINISHED ⓘ comparative mythology ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
early Iron Age ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.