Angra Mainyu
"Yasna" 19.15 recalls that Ahura Mazda's recital of the Ahuna Vairya invocation puts Angra Mainyu in a stupor. In "Yasna" 9.8, Angra Mainyu creates Aži Dahaka, but the serpent recoils at the sight of Mithra's mace ("Yasht" 10.97, 10.134). In "Yasht" 13, the Fravashis defuse Angra Mainyu's plans to dry up the earth, and in "Yasht" 8.44 Angra Mainyu battles but cannot defeat Tishtrya and so prevent the rains. In "Vendidad" 19, Angra Mainyu urges Zoroaster to turn from the good religion by promising him sovereignty of the world. On being rejected, Angra Mainyu assails Zoroaster with legions of demons, but Zoroaster deflects them all. In "Yasht" 19.96, a verse that reflects a Gathic injunction, Angra Mainyu will be vanquished and Ahura Mazda will ultimately prevail.