One small section of this work features five prayers addressed to different parts of the day. Including the Nirangistan fragments, one set of twenty-one poems in it is dedicat
One small section of this work features five prayers addressed to different parts of the day. Including the Nirangistan fragments, one set of twenty-one poems in it is dedicated to various yazatas, or angels, and ancient heroes, while the Siroza identifies the gods who preside over the thirty days of the month. In it, the Vendidad describes construction of the Towers of Silence and offers a dualistic account of creation. Its core is a set of seventeen hymns that includes the Ahunavaiti and Ushtavaiti, the Gathas, thought to be the words of the prophet who began evangelizing Iran around 600 BCE. For 10 points, name this Zoraoastrian text.
One small section of this work features five prayers addressed to different parts of the day.
Zend Avesta