Vayu’s Connections

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Equivalent to

• Vayu(Hindu)

  Hindu Vayu and Persian Vayu descend from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Wāyu, the wind deity worshipped before the Vedic and Avestan traditions diverged.

Associated with

• Mithra

  Mithra and Vayu are both present at the Chinvat Bridge, where they participate in the judgment of souls in Zoroastrian tradition.

• Rashnu

  Rashnu and Vayu both attend the judgment of souls at the Chinvat Bridge, where the righteous are separated from the wicked.