Daeva

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | 205 words | Copyright

Daeva (Old Pers., daiva; Middle Pers., dēv: ‘shining one’). One of a group of gods in Ancient Persia (cf. DEVA) who were denounced by Zoroaster as demonic and as gods of war and strife.

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