Tishtrya
E775061
Tishtrya is a Zoroastrian divinity associated with the star Sirius, revered as a benevolent rain-bringer and protector against drought and demonic forces.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yazata
ⓘ
Zoroastrian divinity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sirius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tir (Middle Persian form) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tir (day of the Zoroastrian calendar) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tir (month of the Zoroastrian calendar) NERFINISHED ⓘ agricultural prosperity ⓘ protection of crops ⓘ |
| astronomicalIdentification | Sirius in the constellation Canis Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canAppearAs | white horse ⓘ |
| celestialBodyType | star ⓘ |
| cosmicBattle | fights Apaosha for control of waters ⓘ |
| cosmicRole | guarantor of cosmic order through rainfall ⓘ |
| cultRegion |
Greater Persia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Iran ⓘ |
| domain |
fertility of fields
ⓘ
rain ⓘ waters ⓘ |
| etymologicalRelation | Indo-Iranian root for ‘arrow’ or ‘star’ (scholarly reconstruction) ⓘ |
| festival | Tirgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
brings life-giving rain
ⓘ
combats demons of dryness ⓘ combats drought ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasHymn | Yasht 8 ⓘ |
| importance | major yazata in the Zoroastrian pantheon ⓘ |
| invokedFor |
protection of herds and fields
ⓘ
rainfall ⓘ relief from drought ⓘ |
| languageContext | Avestan ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | benevolent ⓘ |
| nameInAvestan | Tištrya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInMiddlePersian | Tir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Apaosha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Asha (truth and order) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| role |
protector against demonic forces
ⓘ
protector against drought ⓘ rain-bringer ⓘ |
| symbol |
bright star
ⓘ
white stallion ⓘ |
| textMention |
Avesta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tir Yasht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedBy | Zoroastrians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.