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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| Medienart: | Druck Aufsatz |
| In: | AMI NF Jahr: 1974, Band: 7, Seiten: 135-144 |
| KeiBi Identifikator: | 38:936 |
| Zusammenfassung: | 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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