His companion Verethragna once helped him to kill a boar, and other companions included Rashnu and Ashi, who guided this deity's chariot.
He once complained to his lord that, like the star Sirius, he was not worshipped by name, which led to Sirius getting whipped by the demon Apaosha. His companion Verethragna once helped him to kill a boar, and other companions included Rashnu and Ashi, who guided this deity's chariot. Georges Bataille's essay about him provided some inspiration for the hat-wearing figure in Pablo Picasso's Crucifixion. His namesake festival was said to be founded after the hero-king Freton used a club to kill the dragon Azhdahak and was the only day of the year the king of his land was permitted to be inebriated. He was believed to have sprung from the Cosmic Egg holding the Sword of Truth and the Torch of Light at Housesteads on Hadrian's Wall by his ascetic Roman followers, who obtained their beliefs from their trade with the Persians. For 10 points, identify this Iranian god of the sun, whose followers often worshiped in caves and included many Roman soldiers.
He once complained to his lord that, like the star Sirius, he was not worshipped by name, which led to Sirius getting whipped by the demon Apaosha.
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