Angra Mainyu
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Angra Mainyu is the destructive, evil spirit and cosmic adversary of the good god Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ahriman | 7 |
| Angra Mainyu canonical | 5 |
| Ormazd | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4027463 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Angra Mainyu Context triple: [Zoroastrianism, recognizesSpirit, Angra Mainyu]
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A.
Nebaioth
Nebaioth is a biblical figure known as the firstborn son of Ishmael and ancestor of an Ishmaelite tribe mentioned in the Old Testament.
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B.
Zahhak
Zahhak is a legendary tyrant king in Persian mythology, most famously depicted in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh as a demonic ruler with serpents growing from his shoulders.
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C.
Orcus
Orcus is a large trans-Neptunian dwarf-planet candidate in the Kuiper Belt, often considered a "twin" of Pluto due to its similar size, orbit, and composition.
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D.
Tiamat
Tiamat is a primordial chaos dragon-goddess from Mesopotamian mythology, embodying the wild, untamed sea and serving as a central antagonist in the Babylonian creation epic, the Enuma Elish.
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E.
Malthael
Malthael is a major antagonist in the Diablo video game series, known as the former Archangel of Wisdom who becomes the Angel of Death and central villain of the Reaper of Souls expansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Angra Mainyu Target entity description: Angra Mainyu is the destructive, evil spirit and cosmic adversary of the good god Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism.
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A.
Nebaioth
Nebaioth is a biblical figure known as the firstborn son of Ishmael and ancestor of an Ishmaelite tribe mentioned in the Old Testament.
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B.
Zahhak
Zahhak is a legendary tyrant king in Persian mythology, most famously depicted in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh as a demonic ruler with serpents growing from his shoulders.
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C.
Orcus
Orcus is a large trans-Neptunian dwarf-planet candidate in the Kuiper Belt, often considered a "twin" of Pluto due to its similar size, orbit, and composition.
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D.
Tiamat
Tiamat is a primordial chaos dragon-goddess from Mesopotamian mythology, embodying the wild, untamed sea and serving as a central antagonist in the Babylonian creation epic, the Enuma Elish.
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E.
Malthael
Malthael is a major antagonist in the Diablo video game series, known as the former Archangel of Wisdom who becomes the Angel of Death and central villain of the Reaper of Souls expansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zoroastrian deity
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destructive spirit ⓘ evil spirit ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Ahriman
ⓘ
linked to:
Angra Mainyu
|
| alternativeTransliteration | Angra Mainiiu ⓘ |
| associatedWithBeing | daevas ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
chaos
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darkness ⓘ death ⓘ destruction ⓘ disease ⓘ druj ⓘ evil ⓘ falsehood ⓘ |
| commandOver | demons ⓘ |
| cosmicDualismRole |
antagonist in Zoroastrian dualism
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principle of evil ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction |
corrupts creation
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opposes Ahura Mazda’s creation ⓘ |
| cosmicTimeFrame | active until the final victory of good ⓘ |
| cosmologicalStatus |
embodiment of evil
ⓘ
leader of demonic forces ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
asha
ⓘ
good deeds ⓘ good thoughts ⓘ good words ⓘ order ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| eschatologicalEvent | Frashokereti ⓘ |
| eschatologicalRole | will be defeated at the final renovation ⓘ |
| influencedConcept | later ideas of the Devil ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Avestan
ⓘ
linked to:
Avestan language
|
| meaningOfName |
destructive spirit
ⓘ
hostile spirit ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | evil ⓘ |
| moralTeachingFunction | serves as warning against evil choices ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | ancient Iranian religion ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Ahura Mazda ⓘ |
| opposesConcept | Spenta Mainyu ⓘ |
| relationToAhuraMazda | adversary ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| role | cosmic adversary of Ahura Mazda ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Avesta
ⓘ
Gathas (interpretively) ⓘ
linked to:
Avesta
|
| worshipStatus | not worshipped but feared ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Angra Mainyu Description of subject: Angra Mainyu is the destructive, evil spirit and cosmic adversary of the good god Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
legendary Pishdadian dynasty
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