Jean Kellens
- ARTAZOSTRE
ARTAZOSTRE, a daughter of Darius the Great. Herodotus (6.43) relates she had just married Mardonios, son of Gobryas (one of…
- AVESTA i. Survey of the history and contents of the book
AVESTA i. Survey of the history and contents of the book the holy book of the Zoroastrians. Avesta is the name…
- DAIVA
*DAIVA, Old Iranian noun (Av. daēuua-, OPers. daiva-) corresponding to the title devá- of the Indian gods and thus reflecting…
- DŪRAOŠA
DŪRAOŠA-, Avestan word, attested once in the Older Avesta (Y. 32.14), in the Younger Avesta the preferred and exclusive epithet…
- DRVĀSPĀ
DRVĀSPĀ (or Drwāspā, Druuāspā, lit., “with solid horses”), Avestan goddess. Her name suggests that she must have been a divinity…
- DRUJ-
DRUJ-, Avestan feminine noun defining the concept opposed to that of aṧa-. Controversies about the meaning of the latter word…
- DRIWAY
DRIWAY- (or Driβi-), Younger Avestan noun from the Vidēvdād; it is not a substantive but an adjective in -i- referring…
- DĒN YAŠT
DĒN YAŠT (Yašt 16 of the Avesta), a relatively short text, consisting for the most part of repetitive or formulaic…
- DĀMI
DĀMI-, Avestan word, probably the noun of agency connected with Old Avestan dāman- “stake” (Y. 46.6, 48.7; equivalent to Skt….
- ČISTĀ
ČISTĀ and Čisti, Avestan derivatives of the verb cit “to notice, to understand.” Čistā is in many respects an enigmatic…
- HĀDŌXT NASK
HĀDŌXT NASK (Book of scriptures), the sixth of the seven Gaθic nasks (Gāsānīg) of the Sasanian Avesta, according to the…
- AVESTAN LANGUAGE iv. AVESTAN SYNTAX
AVESTAN LANGUAGE iv. AVESTAN SYNTAX The only complete syntax of Avestan which is still usable today is H. Reichelt’s Awestisches…