Ahura Mazda (/əˌhʊərə ˈmæzdə/ ə-HOOR-ə MAZ-də), also known as Ormazd and Horomazes, is the principal God and sky deity in Zoroastrianism. He is the first...

composite Greek and Iranian gods, such as Heracles-Artagnes-Ares, Zeus-Oromasdes, and Apollo-Mithras-Helios-Hermes. When constructing this pantheon, Antiochus...

such as "Father Asura", Varuna, and Mitra. Ahura Mazda, also known as Oromasdes, Ohrmazd, Ormazd, Ormusd, Hoormazd, Harzoo, Hormazd, Hormaz and Hurmz...

that considered Space/Time to be the primordial "father" of the rivals Oromasdes "of light" and Arimanius "of darkness". The principal evidence for Zurvanite...

syncretism, combining Greek and Achaemenid characteristics, such as "Zeus-Oromasdes" or "Herakles-Artagnes". The term "Greco-Persian" applied to the art of...

syncretism of Greek and Iranian gods, such as Heracles-Artagnes-Ares, Zeus-Oromasdes, and Apollo-Mithras-Helios-Hermes. The monumental effigies at the site...

considered the primordial creator god and the father of both Ahura Mazda (Oromasdes) and Ahriman (Arimanius). The earliest evidence of the cult of Zurvan...

monumental statues of deities with mixed Greek and Iranian names, such as Zeus-Oromasdes, while celebrating his own descent from the royal families of Persia and...