Atar’s Family Tree

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Family

• Ahura Mazda(parent)

  Atar, the divine fire, is called the son of Ahura Mazda in the Avesta. As a sacred emanation rather than a biological offspring, Atar embodies Ahura Mazda's presence in the material world.

Guarded by

• Asha Vahishta

Enemy of

• Ahriman

  Ahriman defiled the sacred fire Atar with smoke during his assault on creation. Atar opposes Ahriman as the purest element of Ahura Mazda's good creation.

Equivalent to

• Agni(Hindu)

  Agni and Atar descend from the same Proto-Indo-Iranian fire deity, both embodying sacred flame that carries offerings from mortals to the gods and standing as the indispensable intermediary of sacrifice in their Vedic and Zoroastrian traditions.