page_title: Ahriman
hierarchical_section_title: Ahriman
caption_attribution_description: Faramarz kills Ahriman div, from the Shah Nameh, 10th century Persian epic of the Kings Asian Collection Keywords: Iran; Abu al-Qasim Firdawsi of Tus; Iranian; Fighting; Persian; Battles; Hero; Ferdowsi
context_page_description: Angra Mainyu is the Avestan-language name of Zoroastrianism's hypostasis of the "destructive spirit/mentality" and the main adversary in Zoroastrianism either of the Spenta Mainyu, the "holy/creative spirits/mentality", or directly of Ahura Mazda, the highest deity of Zoroastrianism. The Middle Persian equivalent is Ahriman 𐭠𐭧𐭫𐭬𐭭𐭩.
context_section_description: Angra Mainyu (/ˈæŋrə ˈmaɪnjuː/; Avestan: 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 Aŋra Mainiiu) is the Avestan-language name of Zoroastrianism's hypostasis of the "destructive spirit/mentality" and the main adversary in Zoroastrianism either of the Spenta Mainyu, the "holy/creative spirits/mentality", or directly of Ahura Mazda, the highest deity of Zoroastrianism. The Middle Persian equivalent is Ahriman 𐭠𐭧𐭫𐭬𐭭𐭩 (Anglicised pronunciation: /ˈɑːrɪmən/).
caption: Ahriman being slain by Faramarz during a scene from the Shahnameh
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