阿娜希塔
Also known as Anaitis, Anahîta, Anáhitá, Anāhīd, Nāhīd, Anahit
Anahita is the Old Persian form of the name of an Iranian goddess and appears in complete and earlier form as ''' ('), the Avestan name of an Indo-Iranian cosmological figure venerated as the divinity of "the Waters" (Aban) and hence associated with fertility, healing and wisdom. Anahita is a Zoroastrian deity who is referenced in the Avesta. There is also a temple named Anahita in Iran. Aredvi Sura Anahita is Ardwisur Anahid (اردویسور آناهید) in Middle and Modern Persian, and Anahit in Armenian. An iconic shrine sects of Aredvi Sura Anahita was, together with other shrine sects, "introduced a
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Zoroastrian
- Deity.deity_of
- Goddess of WaterGuardian of All Water
- Deity.image
- 260px
- Deity.caption
- Gilded silver bowl with the image of Anahita, dated 400–600 AD, housed in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
- Deity.other_names
- Nahid, Aban
- Deity.script_name
- Avestan
- Deity.script
- Arəduuī Sūrā Anāhita 𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬍⸱ 𐬯𐬏𐬭𐬁⸱ 𐬀𐬥𐬁𐬵𐬌𐬙𐬀
- Deity.gender
- Female
- Deity.planet
- Venus
- Deity.attributes
- Mother of all Knowledge, Daughter of the Great and Powerful Ohrmazd, Guardian of all the Rivers, Lakes and Seas of the World
- Deity.symbol
- Water
- Deity.affiliation