Thvarshtar
Iranian god
Also known as: Tvaṣṭar
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Iranian cosmology
- In ancient Iranian religion: Creation of the cosmos
…an ancient Indo-Iranian god called Thvarshtar (Vedic Tvashtar; “Artisan”), who also appears in Zarathustra’s system of the Beneficent Immortals under the name Spenta Mainyu (“the Beneficent Spirit”). Thvarshtar functions in many ways as Ahura Mazdā’s creative aspect. While in the Gāthās and the Younger Avesta Spenta Mainyu is paired with…
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