An Achaemenid Symbol. I. A Farewell to “Fravahr” and “Ahuramazda”
ersch. 1975; Western scholars have maintained that winged-circle, often with upper part of a man, symbolizes Ahuramazda, as it symbolized Aššur in Assyria; Iranians that it represents the <i>fravahr</i> or soul-duplicate and guardian angel. Neither theory is convincing; a further article...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| In: | AMI NF Year: 1974, Volume: 7, Pages: 135-144 |
| KeiBi Identifier: | 38:936 |
| Summary: | ersch. 1975; Western scholars have maintained that winged-circle, often with upper part of a man, symbolizes Ahuramazda, as it symbolized Aššur in Assyria; Iranians that it represents the <i>fravahr</i> or soul-duplicate and guardian angel. Neither theory is convincing; a further article will examine the proposal that it represents the <i>Khwrenah</i> (<i>ḫvarnah</i>) “glory, fortune” of the Iranian king or nation. |
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