Druj
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Druj is a central concept in Iranian mythology, particularly Zoroastrianism, representing cosmic falsehood, deceit, and the destructive forces opposed to truth and order.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zoroastrian religious concept
ⓘ
mythological concept ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Avesta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
chaos
ⓘ
destruction ⓘ disorder ⓘ |
| category | Zoroastrian dualism ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
order
ⓘ
righteousness ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | undermining creation ⓘ |
| cosmicRole |
force opposed to truth and order
ⓘ
principle of falsehood ⓘ |
| cosmicStatus | destructive force ⓘ |
| culture | Iranian ⓘ |
| domain |
cosmology
ⓘ
ethics ⓘ |
| ethicalOppositeOf | Asha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | Indo-Iranian root for "to deceive" ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
cosmic
ⓘ
moral ⓘ ritual impurity ⓘ |
| importanceInTradition | central concept in Zoroastrian ethics ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Indo-Iranian religious ideas ⓘ |
| influences |
lies in speech
ⓘ
moral corruption ⓘ spiritual pollution ⓘ wrong action ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Avestan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralDimension | evil ⓘ |
| moralFunction |
temptation to break order
ⓘ
temptation to lie ⓘ |
| moralValence | negative ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Asha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
cosmic order
ⓘ
righteous deed ⓘ righteous thought ⓘ righteous word ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
pollution
ⓘ
spiritual defilement ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Angra Mainyu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
daevas ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| represents |
cosmic lie
ⓘ
deceit ⓘ falsehood ⓘ |
| roleInZoroastrianism | cosmic adversary of Asha ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfOrigin | ancient Iranian religion ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Asha