Rashnu
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Rashnu is a Zoroastrian deity of justice and truth who weighs the souls of the dead to determine their fate in the afterlife.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zoroastrian deity
ⓘ
yazata ⓘ |
| alignedWith |
Ahura Mazda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
asha ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | Chinvat Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
afterlife judgment
ⓘ
cosmic order ⓘ |
| conceptualType |
personification of justice
ⓘ
personification of truth ⓘ |
| cosmicRole |
guardian of justice
ⓘ
upholder of divine law ⓘ |
| culticRole | protector of oaths and contracts ⓘ |
| dayOfDedication | 21st day of the Zoroastrian month ⓘ |
| domain |
justice
ⓘ
truth ⓘ |
| epithet | Rashnu Razista NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithetMeaning | the most just ⓘ |
| eschatologicalRole | present at the Chinvat Bridge judgment ⓘ |
| ethicalSignificance | model of impartial judgment ⓘ |
| function |
determines fate of souls after death
ⓘ
weighs deeds of souls on scales ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| justiceCharacteristic |
impartiality
ⓘ
incorruptibility ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Avestan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralAspect |
righteousness
ⓘ
truthfulness ⓘ |
| moralFunction | measures good and evil deeds ⓘ |
| mythologicalEra | ancient Iranian religion ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
druj
ⓘ
lies ⓘ |
| pantheon | Iranian pantheon ⓘ |
| regionOfCult | ancient Iran ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| role |
judge of the dead
ⓘ
weigher of souls ⓘ |
| scriptureMention |
Avesta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vendidad NERFINISHED ⓘ Yashts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicAttribute |
balance
ⓘ
scales ⓘ |
| triadMemberWith |
Mithra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sraosha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triadRole | participates in judgment of souls with Mithra and Sraosha ⓘ |
| worshippedBy | Zoroastrians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipType | invoked in prayers for justice ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.