YAZATA Definition & Meaning

yazata

[ yah-zah-tuh ]

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noun

any of the lesser ancient Iranian gods.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of yazata¹

< Avestan: being worthy of veneration, god

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Why the names Bagha and Yazata became used in the Avesta for the good gods, while the evil spirits received the name of Daevas we cannot discover; nor can we decide whether this change of name came in with the reform.

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Yazata a personified object of prayer, 613-l.

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The 51�Թ� is said in the Yashna to have existed before all, and to be itself a Yazata, a personified object of prayer.

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