Sraosha
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Sraosha is a key Zoroastrian divinity associated with obedience, religious devotion, and the protection of the righteous, often depicted as a guardian against evil forces.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zoroastrian divinity
ⓘ
yazata ⓘ |
| alignedWith |
Ahura Mazda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amesha Spentas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
conscience
ⓘ
obedience ⓘ piety ⓘ religious devotion ⓘ |
| AvestanName | Sraoša NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmicRole | protector of the world at night ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Iranian religion ⓘ |
| domain |
moral vigilance
ⓘ
prayer ⓘ ritual correctness ⓘ |
| epithet |
friend of the poor
ⓘ
guardian of the world ⓘ lord of obedience ⓘ protector of prayer ⓘ |
| eschatologicalRole |
guides souls across the Chinvat Bridge
ⓘ
participates in judgment of the dead ⓘ present at the Chinvat Bridge ⓘ |
| function |
combats daevas
ⓘ
conveys prayers to Ahura Mazda ⓘ guards the ritual of worship ⓘ listens to human prayers ⓘ upholds Asha ⓘ |
| guardianOf |
the cosmic order
ⓘ
the faithful ⓘ the ritual fire ⓘ |
| iconography |
depicted as a guardian figure
ⓘ
depicted as armed and vigilant ⓘ |
| languageContext | Avestan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
hearing
ⓘ
obedience ⓘ |
| moralAssociation |
devout listening to revelation
ⓘ
obedience to divine law ⓘ |
| opposedTo | daevas ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| role |
divine messenger
ⓘ
guardian against evil forces ⓘ judge of souls ⓘ protector of the righteous ⓘ psychopomp ⓘ |
| textMention |
Avesta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yashts NERFINISHED ⓘ Yasna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
invoked for protection from evil
ⓘ
invoked in daily prayers ⓘ invoked in the Yasna liturgy ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.