Ameretat
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'''''' () is the Avestan language name of the Zoroastrian divinity/divine concept of immortality. Amerdad is the Amesha Spenta of long life on earth and perpetuality in the hereafter.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Zoroastrian
- Deity.deity_of
- Goddess of immortality
- Deity.script_name
- Avestan
- Deity.script
- Ameretat 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬁𐬙
- Deity.gender
- Female
- Deity.enemy
- Zarich
- Deity.attributes
- Guardian of Plants and Vegetation
- Deity.symbol
- Immortality and Eternity, Femininity
- Deity.affiliation
- The Thirty-Three Deities, Guardians of the Days of the Month, The Twelve Deities, Amesha Spenta
- Deity.day
- 7th of each month in the Iranian calendar
- Deity.associated_deities
- Zam, Rashnu, Arshtat
- Deity.sacred_flower
- Iris
- Deity.festivals
- Amordadegān
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- In scripture
- In the Gathas
- In the Younger Avesta
- In tradition
- In other religions
- Bibliography
- References
''' () is the Avestan language name of the Zoroastrian divinity/divine concept of immortality. Amerdad is the Amesha Spenta of long life on earth and perpetuality in the hereafter.
The word ' is grammatically feminine and the divinity Amerdad is a female entity. Etymologically, Avestan '' derives from an Indo-Iranian root and is linguistically related to Vedic Sanskrit amṛtatva. In Sassanid Era Zoroastrian tradition, Amerdad appears as Middle Persian 𐭠𐭬𐭥𐭫𐭣𐭠𐭣 Amurdad, continuing in New Persian as مرداد Mordad or Amordad. It is followed by Shehrevar.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ameretat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.