Artimpasa
Sign in to saveArtimpasa (; ) was a complex androgynous Scythian goddess of fertility who possessed power over sovereignty and the priestly force. Artimpasa was the Scythian variant of the Iranian goddess Arti/Aṣ̌i.
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It sits within the topics Abundance goddesses, Agricultural goddesses and Ancient LGBTQ history.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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21 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Origins
- Thracian influences
- Western Asian influences
- Persian influences
- Cult
- Functions
- Regional variants
- {{transliteration|grc|Astara}}
- Greek identifications
- Iconography
- The winged Artimpasa
- The seated Artimpasa
- {{transliteration|grc|Astara}}
- The goddess and the divine twins
- Interpretation
- Clergy
- See also
- References
- Sources
Artimpasa (; ) was a complex androgynous Scythian goddess of fertility who possessed power over sovereignty and the priestly force. Artimpasa was the Scythian variant of the Iranian goddess Arti/Aṣ̌i.
==Name== The first element of Artimpasa's name was derived from that of the Iranian Goddess (Ashi|), while the second element was related to the terms , meaning "pasture", and , meaning "lord", both derived from a common root.
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