Sraosha

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Sraosha is a key Zoroastrian divinity associated with obedience, religious devotion, and the protection of the righteous, often depicted as a guardian against evil forces.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Sraosha canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Zoroastrian divinity ⓘ
yazata ⓘ
alignedWith Ahura Mazda ⓘ
Amesha Spentas ⓘ
associatedWith conscience ⓘ
obedience ⓘ
piety ⓘ
religious devotion ⓘ
AvestanName Sraoša ⓘ
cosmicRole protector of the world at night ⓘ
culture ancient Iranian religion ⓘ
domain moral vigilance ⓘ
prayer ⓘ
ritual correctness ⓘ
epithet friend of the poor ⓘ
guardian of the world ⓘ
lord of obedience ⓘ
protector of prayer ⓘ
eschatologicalRole guides souls across the Chinvat Bridge ⓘ
participates in judgment of the dead ⓘ
present at the Chinvat Bridge ⓘ
function combats daevas ⓘ
conveys prayers to Ahura Mazda ⓘ
guards the ritual of worship ⓘ
listens to human prayers ⓘ
upholds Asha ⓘ
guardianOf the cosmic order ⓘ
the faithful ⓘ
the ritual fire ⓘ
iconography depicted as a guardian figure ⓘ
depicted as armed and vigilant ⓘ
languageContext Avestan ⓘ
linked to: Avestan language
meaningOfName hearing ⓘ
obedience ⓘ
moralAssociation devout listening to revelation ⓘ
obedience to divine law ⓘ
opposedTo daevas ⓘ
religion Zoroastrianism ⓘ
role divine messenger ⓘ
guardian against evil forces ⓘ
judge of souls ⓘ
protector of the righteous ⓘ
psychopomp ⓘ
textMention Avesta ⓘ
Yashts ⓘ
linked to: Avesta

Yasna ⓘ
worshipPractice invoked for protection from evil ⓘ
invoked in daily prayers ⓘ
invoked in the Yasna liturgy ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iranian mythology → hasDeity → Sraosha ⓘ
Chinvat Bridge → judgmentBy → Sraosha ⓘ
Rashnu → triadMemberWith → Sraosha ⓘ
Yazatas → include → Sraosha ⓘ