DahmanDahman or Dahman Afrin is the Avestan language name of a Zoroastrian concept, later considered to be the embodiment of prayer, and ultimately (also) as a divinity, one of the yazatas. Dahman Afrin in its true sense literally translates to 'devout blessing(s)', and the divinity Dahman is the active principle and hypostasis of the Gathic Avestan Dahma Afriti invocation (Yasna 60.2-7). Yasna 61 also refers to the prayer as Dahma Vangui Afriti and considers it to be the fourth most potent incantation.
Amesha Spentavignette|symbole du dieu persan Les Amesha Spenta (Immortels Saints, Immortels Bénéfiques) sont des génies bénéfiques du zoroastrisme. Ce sont des « entités entourant Ahura Mazda et représentant à la fois les qualités du dieu et de l'homme » (Jacques Duchesne-Guillemin, apud Dictionnaire des religions, PUF, 1984, ). Georges Dumézil (Jupiter, Mars, Quirinus, t. III : Naissance d'archanges. Essai sur la formation de la théologie zoroastrienne, 1945) traduit par « archanges ».
MehreganMehregan () or Jashn-e Mehr ( Mithra Festival) is a Zoroastrian and Iranian festival celebrated to honor the yazata Mithra (Mehr), which is responsible for friendship, affection and love. "Mehregan" is derived from the Middle Persian name Mihrakān/Mihragān, itself derived from Old Persian Mithrakāna. Mehregan is an Iranian festival honoring the Zoroastrian yazata (angelic divinity) Mithra. Under the Achaemenid Empire (330–550 BC), the Armenian subjects of the Persian king gave him 20,000 horses every year during the celebration of Mehregan.
