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Anahita (other)
Anahita is an Iranian goddess. Anahita may also refer to: *Anahit, an Armenian goddess *Anahita (given name) *Anahita (spider), ''Anahita'' (spider), a genus of spider *270 Anahita, a minor planet designation: 270 Anahita See also *Anahit (other) *Anahata (other) *Anaïs (other) *Nahid (other) *Nahida (other) *Temple of Anahita (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anahita
Anahita is the Old Persian form of the name of an Iranian goddess and appears in complete and earlier form as ('), the Avestan name of an Indo-Iranian cosmological figure venerated as the divinity of "the Waters" ( Aban) and hence associated with fertility, healing and wisdom. There is also a temple named Anahita in Iran. Aredvi Sura Anahita is ''Ardwisur Anahid'' (اردویسور آناهید ) or ''Nahid'' (ناهید) in Middle and Modern Persian, and '' Anahit'' in Armenian. An iconic shrine cult of Aredvi Sura Anahita was – together with other shrine cults – "introduced apparently in the 4th century BCE and lasted until it was suppressed in the wake of an iconoclastic movement under the Sassanids.". The symbol of goddess Anahita is the Lotus flower. Lotus Festival (Persian: Jashn-e Nilupar) is an Iranian festival that is held on the sixth day of July. Holding this festival at this time was probably based on the blooming of lotus flowers at the beginning of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
