Daeva
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daeva-176-12464244
title:
Daeva
text:
A daeva is a Zoroastrian supernatural entity with disagreeable characteristics. In the Gathas, the oldest texts of the Zoroastrian canon, the daevas are "gods that are rejected". This meaning is – subject to interpretation – perhaps also evident in the Old Persian "daiva inscription" of the 5th century BCE. In the Younger Avesta, the daeva's are divinities that promote chaos and disorder. In later tradition and folklore, the dēws are personifications of every imaginable evil. Over time, the Daev
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wiki
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description:
Demon, ogre or giant from Persian mythology
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daeva
date created:
2005-05-23T06:52:27Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T19:03:02Z
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