Zoroastrian Pantheon Mythology Chart

Includes 2 files in a zipped folder: 1 Copy with Deities Colored by Archetype (i.e. Sun Gods, Sea Gods, etc), and 1 Copy in Grayscale Optimized for Black & White Printing.

I (Joshua J Kes) am passionate about mythology and anthropology. I have a B.S. in Geography and Sociology; the study of places and people, respectively. I've been working on a database for comparative mythological studies for a few years now, and thought I'd put together some slick informative charts/posters of family trees for various pantheons. I am putting this out there from both an artistic and an academic perspective.

I also produce YouTube videos on this subject @Sapienite1, with episodes on individual motifs and pantheons. If you like what you see, you may check them out for more details!

My methodology of comparison for mythological motifs (the first copy) usually involves planetary or astrological associations, but this time, I used a simple coding system including 11 motifs/archetypes/codes, each color-coded and in order from left-to-right:

1. HEARTH - Fire, Blacksmithing, or Domestic Deities like Asha Vahishta and Azar.
2. EARTH - Earth, Fertility, or Wild Deities like Zamyad and Goshurvan.
3. SKY - Sky, Storm, and Messenger Deities like Ahura Mazda and Vayu-Vata.
4. WATER - Sea, River, or Wellspring Deities like Haurvatat and Vouruna.
5. CHTHONIC - Underworld Deities.
6. DAY - Sun or Light Deities like Khorshid/Hvare.
7. NIGHT - Moon, Night, or Dusk Deities like Mangha.
8. LOVE- Dawn, Love, or Justice Deities like Mithra and Saurva.
9. WAR - War Deities like Angra Mainyu and Verethragna.
10. DEMIGOD - Demigods or Heroes like Jamshid/Yima and Fareydun.
11. MONSTER - Monsters or Spirits like Simurgh and Zahhak.

Zoroastrian, Iranian, and Persian deities included: Sraosha, Rashnu, Ahura Mazda, Zurvan, Angra Mainyu, Jahi, Spenta Mainyu, Spenta Armaiti, Vohu Manah, Asha Vahishta, Vayu-Vata, Aeshma, Akamanah, Indar/Indra, Saurva, Kshatra Vairya, Haurvatat/Saurvatat/Anahita, Nanghaitya, Zarik/Zarich, Taurvi, Nasu, Mithra, Daena, Arti/Asha Vanghuhi, Azar, Vouruna/Apam Napat, Khorshid/Hvare Khshaeta, Haoma, Simurgh, Gayomart, Zamyad, Goshurvan/Gavaevodata, Verethragna/Bahram, Tishtrya/Tishtar, Apaosha, Jamshid/Yima, Fareydun/Thraetona, Zahhak, Shahmaran.

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