The spirits grow restless... in order to continue your journey to becoming a revered immortal, you must learn about the creatures who live in darkness.
This book is a collection of information revolving around creatures and well-known myths from Asi...
The Persian Empire began with the arrival of the Persians in the southwestern portion of the Iranian Plateau when Cyrus the Great defeated the Median Empire, Lydia, and the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 550 BC. It was larger than any empire created before it.
Old records indicate that the languages spoken in the area were Old Persian, Akkadian, Elamite, and Aramaic.
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DEITIES
Ahura Mazda: King of the Gods
Angra Mainyu: Principle of Evil, Chaos, and Discord
Mithra: God of the rising sun, covenants, contracts, and kingship
Hvar Ksata: God of the full sun
Ardvi Sura Anahita: Goddess of fertility, health, water, wisdom, war
Rashnu: an angel, the righteous judge of the dead
Verethragna: warrior god who fights against evil
Tiri and Tishtrya: gods of agriculture and rainfall
Atar: god of the divine element of fire. Personification of fire
Haoma: god of the harvest, health, strength, vitality. Personification of the plant of the same name whose juices brought enlightenment
Vayu: god of the wind who chases away evil spirits
Zorvan: god of time, personification of infinite time
Scythian Deities:
Tabiti: the flaming one. The goddess of heat, fire, the hearth
Api: mother of the earth and water
Papaios: father of the sky
Targitaus: forefather of Scythian kings
Scythian Ares: god of war
Goitosyras: might have been associated with the sun
Artimpasa: patron of fertility with power over sovereignty and priestly force
Thagimasidas: a horse-tamer god worshiped only by the Royal Scythians
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CREATURES
Simurgh: an enormous bird with the head of a dog, body of a peacock, and claws of a lion. It was large enough to lift an elephant. It lived for 1700 years before dying in its own flames and being reborn to live another 1700 years (similar to the Phoenix)
