Vanant may have its origins in the Sumero-Akkadian Vanand, perhaps incorporated in the Zoroastrian pantheon as a consequence of the close relations between Iran and Babylon during the late Achaemenid era.
Vanant has no calendrical dedication (see Zoroastrian calendar), but is invoked together with the other astral divinities on the second and third days of the month. From amongst the hymns invoking divinities, Yasht 21 is dedicated to Vanant. The divinity is also invoked in the hymn dedicated to Tishtrya, another star yazata for whom Vanant is a constant companion.
In the Zoroastrian tradition, Vanant is considered to be a guardian of goodness. An invocation of the Vanant Yasht is believed to be a potent remedy for fighting evil.
vanant, pronunciation, avestan, language, name, minor, zoroastrian, divinity, name, literally, means, conqueror, zoroastrian, tradition, hypostasis, star, west, variously, identified, with, altair, fomalhaut, vega, sargas, kappa, scorpii, girtab, have, origins. Vanant pronunciation is the Avestan language name of a minor Zoroastrian divinity The name literally means conqueror but in Zoroastrian tradition Vanant is the hypostasis of the star of the west variously identified with Altair Fomalhaut Vega Sargas or Kappa Scorpii Girtab Vanant may have its origins in the Sumero Akkadian Vanand perhaps incorporated in the Zoroastrian pantheon as a consequence of the close relations between Iran and Babylon during the late Achaemenid era Vanant has no calendrical dedication see Zoroastrian calendar but is invoked together with the other astral divinities on the second and third days of the month From amongst the hymns invoking divinities Yasht 21 is dedicated to Vanant The divinity is also invoked in the hymn dedicated to Tishtrya another star yazata for whom Vanant is a constant companion In the Zoroastrian tradition Vanant is considered to be a guardian of goodness An invocation of the Vanant Yasht is believed to be a potent remedy for fighting evil Further reading editDarmesteter James 1883 Vanant Yasht in Max Muller ed Sacred Books of the East Vol 23 Oxford OUP nbsp This Zoroastrianism related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vanant amp oldid 986064645, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
