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Tishtrya

Iranian god
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  • religious sites of ancient Indo-Iranian peoples
    ancient Iranian religion
    / Tishtrya and Tīri

    ” Astral deities seem to have figured much more prominently in ancient Iranian religion than in Vedic religion, and this may well be attributed to the influence of Babylonian science on the Iranians, particularly the western groups. In the Avesta such stars and…

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    ” Astral deities seem to have figured much more prominently in ancient Iranian religion than in Vedic religion, and this may well be attributed to the influence of Babylonian science on the Iranians, particularly the western groups. In the Avesta such stars and…

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