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Ahura Mazdah

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Ahura Mazdah (Ormazd, Ormuzd) In Zoroastrianism, the supreme deity and god of light and wisdom. Ahura Mazdah created the universe and the twin spirits of good and evil. He later became identified with the good spirit, who was in constant conflict with Ahriman, the evil spirit and god of darkness.

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