v_public_cross_tradition_links: 60
Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb
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| rowid | entity | tradition | relationship_type | linked_entity | linked_tradition | confidence | rationale | source_id |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Anahit | Armenian | reception_of | Anahita | Zoroastrian | high | Anahit is the Armenian reception of Zoroastrian Anahita (Avestan: Arədvī Sūrā Anāhitā — "the Moist, Strong, Immaculate"). Name derivation is regular and secure. Both are water, fertility, and war-victory deities; both receive royal patronage. Russell (1987) pp. 121-250 provides the definitive analysis. The transformation from Anahita to Anahit involved absorption of Hellenistic Artemis characteristics (virginity, hunting) and greater prominence as national deity. | SRC_RUSSELL_ZOR_ARMENIA |