| Ahriman | |
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Spirit of evil, chaos, destruction, daevas | |
 The Middle Persian word ʾhlmn' (Ahreman) in Book Pahlavi script. The word is traditionally always written upside-down. | |
| Affiliation | Zoroastrianism |
| Region | Greater Iran |
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Angra Mainyu (/ˈæŋrə ˈmaɪnjuː/; Avestan: 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎, romanized: Aŋra Mainiiu) or Ahriman (Persian: اهريمن) is the Avestan name of Zoroastrianism's hypostasis of the "destructive/evil spirit" 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/). The name can appear in English-language works as Ahrimanes.[1][a]
- ^ a b Cobbe, Frances Power (1865). "The sacred books of the Zoroastrians". Studies New and Old of Ethical and Social Subjects. London, UK: Trubner & Company. p. 131. Retrieved 30 April 2022 – via Google.
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