Yazatas

highest deity and creator deity of Zoroastrianism

Angra Mainyu (; ) is the Avestan name of Zoroastrianism's hypostasis of the "destructive/evil spirit" and the main adversary in Zoroastrianism either of the Spenta Mainyu, the "holy/creative spirits/mentality", or directly of Ahura Mazda, the highest deity of Zoroastrianism. The Middle Persian equivalent is Ahriman (; ). The name can appear in English-language works as Ahreman and Ahrimanes.

class of divine entities in Zoroastrianism

Yazata () is the Avestan word for a Zoroastrian concept with a wide range of meanings but generally signifying (or used as an epithet of) a divinity. The term literally means "worthy of worship or veneration", and is thus, in this more general sense, also applied to certain healing plants, primordial creatures, the fravashis of the dead, and to certain prayers that are themselves considered holy. The yazatas collectively are "the good powers under Ahura Mazda", who is "the greatest of the yazatas".

thumb|A Fravashi in Persepolis Fravashi (, ) is the Avestan term for the Zoroastrian concept of a personal spirit of an individual, whether dead, living, or yet-unborn. The fravashi of an individual sends out the urvan (often translated as 'soul') into the material world to fight the battle of good versus evil. On the morning of the fourth day after death, the urvan returns to its fravashi, where its experiences in the material world are collected to assist the next generation in their fight between good and evil.

Asha () or arta (; ) is a Zoroastrian concept with a complex and highly nuanced range of meaning. It is commonly summarized in accord with its contextual implications of 'truth' and 'right' (or 'righteousness'), 'order' and 'right working'. It is of cardinal importance to Zoroastrian theology and doctrine. In the moral sphere, aṣ̌a/arta represents what has been called "the decisive confessional concept of Zoroastrianism". The opposite of aṣ̌a is druj ().

Atar () is the Zoroastrian concept of holy fire, sometimes described in abstract terms as "burning and unburning fire" or "visible and invisible fire" (Mirza, 1987:389). It is considered to be the visible presence of Ahura Mazda and his Asha through the eponymous Yazata. The rituals for purifying a fire are performed 1,128 times a year.

Verethragna or Bahram () is a Zoroastrian yazata.

'''''' (; Avestan: ) is a divine plant in Zoroastrianism and in later Persian culture and mythology. has its origins in Indo-Iranian religion and is the cognate of Vedic .

Zoroastrian concept

Mithra ( ; ) is an ancient Iranian deity (yazata) of covenants, light, oaths, justice, the Sun, contracts, and friendship. In addition to being the divinity of contracts, Mithra is also a judicial figure, an all-seeing protector of Truth (Asha), and the guardian of cattle, the harvest, and the Waters.

Deity in the Indo-Iranian pantheon

female divine entity in Zoroastrianism

Sraosha ( or ; ), is the Avestan name of the Zoroastrian yazata of "Conscience" and "Observance", which is also the literal meaning of his name. thumb|"The Angel Surush Rescues Khosrow II|Khusrau Parviz from a Cul-de-sac", Folio 708v from the [[Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp ()]] In the Middle Persian commentaries of the 9th-12th centuries, the divinity appears as , S(a)rosh. This form appears in many variants in New Persian as well, for example , Sorūsh. Unlike many of the other Yazatas (concepts that are "worthy of adoration"), Soroush is also frequently referred to as the "Angel of Conscience" o

Tishtrya (; ) is the Avestan name of a Zoroastrian benevolent divinity associated with life-bringing rainfall and fertility. Tishtrya is Tir in Middle- and Modern Persian. As has been judged from the archaic context in which Tishtrya appears in the texts of the Avesta, this divinity is almost certainly of Indo-Iranian origin. Tir is associated with the star Sirius, called Tishtar, in Modern Persian.

thumb|Relief from the Sasanian period with the word Farr written in a calligraphic style of [[Middle Persian]] thumb|Reverse of coin minted during the reign of Huvishka|Shāhanshāh Huvishka of the Greco-Iranian [[Kushan Empire displays the word Farr written in Greek script]]

Rashnu () is the Avestan language name of the Zoroastrian yazata of justice. Together with Mithra and Sraosha, Rashnu is one of the three judges who pass judgment on the souls of people after death. Rashnu's standard appellation is "the straightest".

Spandaramet () or Sandaramet (Սանդարամետ) was the Armenian name of the Zoroastrian yazata (angelic divinity) Spenta Armaiti, one of the six Amesha Spentas, and the guardian of the earth.

'''''' () is the Avestan language name of the Zoroastrian divinity/divine concept of immortality. Amerdad is the Amesha Spenta of long life on earth and perpetuality in the hereafter.

Haurvatat (/ˈhəʊrvətət/; ) is the Avestan language word for the Zoroastrian concept of "wholeness" or "perfection." In post-Gathic Zoroastrianism, Haurvatat was the Amesha Spenta associated with water (cf. apo), prosperity, and health.

Vāyu-Vāta (or Vāta-Vāyu; , ) is the Avestan name of a dual-natured Zoroastrian deity of the wind (Vāyu) and of the atmosphere (Vāta). The names are also used independently of one another, with 'Vāyu' occurring more frequently than 'Vāta', but even when used independently still representing the other aspect.

Zoroastrian goddess

Daēnā () is a Zoroastrian concept representing insight and revelation, hence "conscience" or "religion." Alternately, Daena is considered to be a divinity, counted among the yazatas.

Asman () is the Avestan and Middle Persian name of the Zoroastrian divinity that is the hypostasis of the sky. Asman is the "highest heaven," and is distinguished from the firmament, (), which lies nearer the earth. The 27th day of the Zoroastrian calendar is dedicated to him. In the Veda, () means 'sky'. It also means "stone" so the specific sense in reference to the sky is as "stony firmament".

In Persian mythology, Zarik (or Zarich) is a Daeva in the service of Ahriman.

Mångha ( ) is the Avestan for "Moon, month", equivalent to Persian Māh (; Old Persian :wikt:𐎶𐎠𐏃#Old Persian|). It is the name of the lunar deity in Zoroastrianism. The Iranian word is masculine. Although Mah is not a prominent deity in the Avestan scripture, his crescent was an important symbol of royalty throughout the Parthian and Sassanid periods.

Hvare-khshaeta (', ') is the Avestan language name of the Zoroastrian yazata (divinity) of the "Radiant Sun".

Arshtat () is the Avestan language name of a Zoroastrian principle and signifies either "justice" or "honesty." As a substantive, arshtat designates the divinity Arshtat, the hypostasis of "Rectitude" and "Justice". Her standing epithet is "world-furthering" or "world-promoting."

Drvaspa (druuāspā, drvāspā, drwāspā) is the Avestan language name of an "enigmatic" and "strangely discreet" Zoroastrian divinity, whose name literally means "with solid horses" and which she is then nominally the hypostasis of.