Yazatas

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Yazatas are divine beings or angels in Zoroastrian and Iranian mythology who personify natural and moral forces and are worthy of worship.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Yazatas canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Iranian mythological beings ⓘ
Zoroastrian deities ⓘ
angels ⓘ
divine beings ⓘ
areAssociatedWith Ahura Mazda ⓘ
areDistinctFrom Amesha Spentas ⓘ
areLinkedTo celestial bodies ⓘ
elements of nature ⓘ
ethical virtues ⓘ
areMentionedIn Yashts ⓘ
linked to: Avesta

Younger Avesta ⓘ
linked to: Avesta
areOpposedTo daevas ⓘ
areSometimesComparedTo angels in Abrahamic religions ⓘ
areVeneratedIn Avesta ⓘ
areWorthyOf worship ⓘ
associatedConcept Zoroastrian cosmology ⓘ
Zoroastrian ethics ⓘ
classification lesser divinities under Ahura Mazda ⓘ
cosmologicalFunction combating druj (lie, chaos) ⓘ
upholding asha (truth, order) ⓘ
cultDevelopedIn ancient Iran ⓘ
etymologicalMeaning "worthy of worship" ⓘ
etymologyFrom Avestan term "yazata" ⓘ
haveRole guardians of creation ⓘ
mediators between humans and Ahura Mazda ⓘ
protective spirits ⓘ
include Anahita ⓘ
Atar ⓘ
Haoma ⓘ
Mithra ⓘ
linked to: Mithras

Rashnu ⓘ
Sraosha ⓘ
Tishtrya ⓘ
Vayu ⓘ
Verethragna ⓘ
influenceOn later Iranian religious thought ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Avestan ⓘ
linked to: Avestan language
moralAlignment good ⓘ
numberCharacteristic numerous ⓘ
personify moral forces ⓘ
natural forces ⓘ
religion Zoroastrianism ⓘ
subordinateTo Ahura Mazda ⓘ
timePeriodOfOrigin pre-Islamic Iran ⓘ
worshipPracticesInclude prayers ⓘ
recitation of Yashts ⓘ
ritual offerings ⓘ
worshipStatus still venerated by modern Zoroastrians ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Iranian mythology → hasConcept → Yazatas ⓘ
Visperad → invokes → Yazatas ⓘ