As god of the sun, and the sun itself, Hvar Ksata was responsible for life on earth through the flourishing of crops. He was among the most popular and widely venerated gods of the early pantheon along with his counterpart Mangha (better known as Mah), goddess of the moon. The sun was also seen as Hvar Ksata himself.
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He was considered the deity of the full sun whereas Mithra was god of the rising sun. Hvar KsataĪlso given as Hvare-Khshaeta, the god of the sun whose name translates as “radiant sun”. The Mithras of the Roman cult is considered an astrological deity developed by Roman sensibilities and of a wholly different character than the Persian Mithra. Mithra is best known from the Roman mystery religion, the Cult of Mithras, which, though no doubt influenced by the Roman army's association with Persian religion on their campaigns, is a distinct belief system having nothing, finally, to do with Persian/Iranian worship of Mithra pre-Zoroaster. Mithra granted a monarch the right to rule and, when the king violated the contract by unrighteous behavior, the divine grace was withdrawn and given to another found worthier. As the god who controlled cosmic order, he was responsible for the protection and dispensation of the farr (“divine grace”) which legitimized a king's rule. He is depicted as riding in a chariot drawn by white horses, armed with a silver spear, a bow and arrows of gold, daggers, axes, and his famous mace, the most formidable of his weaponry. He was also protector of the faithful and guide toward asha (truth) and the most powerful warrior against the forces of darkness. As an agent of enlightenment, he was associated with the haoma plant and the god Haoma. Mithra was the god of the rising sun, contracts, covenants, friendship, and was responsible for the orderly change of seasons and cosmic order. The best-known and most popular god of the Early Iranian pantheon. Mithra was protector of the faithful & guide toward asha (truth) & the most powerful warrior against the forces of darkness. Ahura Mazda stood for all that was ennobling and righteous and encouraged people to be the best version of themselves.
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They then lost paradise, but their descendants inherited the gift Ahura Mazda had given them of free will and so could choose for themselves whether to follow good or embrace evil.
From his purified seed came the first mortal couple – Mashya and Mashyanag – who lived in bliss until corrupted by Angra Mainyu's lies. Ahura Mazda then made the first human, Gayomoartan, who was also killed by Angra Mainyu. Ahura Mazda brought the body of the androgynous bull to the moon where it was purified and, from its purified seed, came all other animals. After he had fashioned sky, water, and earth, and covered earth with plants and flowers, he made the Primordial Bull Gavaevodata who was so beautiful it attracted the attention of Angra Mainyu who killed it. He first created sky, then water, earth, vegetation, animals, human beings, and fire. The king of the gods, Ahura Mazda (also known as Ormuzd) created all things. They are considered “mythological” in the present day only because the accepted paradigm of divinity is now monotheistic but, in their time, they were as real to the people as any god is to any modern-day religious adherent. These entities exerted significant influence prior to Zoroaster's reformation and, in a number of cases, continued to do so.
Mithra – God of the rising sun, covenants, contracts, and kingship.Angra Mainyu – Principle of Evil, Chaos, and Discord.The twelve most prominent of the ancient Iranian pantheon were: Other gods and spirits would also be reimagined beyond the definition of mythology and exert their own influences. Anahita and Mithra would continue as powerful representations of Ahura Mazda's creative and protective aspects and Atar as a symbol of the god himself while Zorvan – once a minor god of time – would become the Supreme God of Zorvanism under the Sassanian Empire (224-651 CE). Ahura Mazda became the Supreme God of Zoroastrianism and Angra Mainyu his opponent.
Twelve of these “emanations” – the most prominent of the old gods - were retained by the new religion.
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