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In Russian 'heaven' reads as 'nebo, nebesa' , 'god' is 'bog'. How on earth do they have the same root with 'deva'?By the way, it is curious that the word "girl" in Slavic languages - "devitsa", "deva" - has the same root as heaven and god: Dev. Literally, it would mean goddess, and in Aryan languages, the goddess sounded like Devi
Dev is "heavenly" in Aryan, such as Vedic, It is an epithet of their gods, hence the word Dyaus Pitar - Heavenly FatherIn Russian 'heaven' reads as 'nebo, nebesa' , 'god' is 'bog'. How on earth do they have the same root with 'deva'?
In Zoroastrian tradition 'deva' (or daeva) is a creation of the evil intent.Dev is "heavenly" in Aryan, such as Vedic, It is an epithet of their gods, hence the word Dyaus Pitar - Heavenly Father
Yes, but Zoroastrianism was not an Aryan religion. In the Avesta, only the most ancient texts are written in the Aryan language. It was the destruction of Aryan cults, they renamed some Aryan gods as Asuras and Yazigs - gods worthy of veneration. In the Aryan religion, asuras were enemy deities.In Zoroastrian tradition 'deva' (or daeva) is a creation of the evil intent.
It is not known for sure who the Aryans were and what exactly their culture was. The name 'Iran' is believed to have meant 'the land of Aryans'.Yes, but Zoroastrianism was not an Aryan religion. In the Avesta, only the most ancient texts are written in the Aryan language. It was the destruction of Aryan cults, they renamed some Aryan gods as Asuras and Yazigs - gods worthy of veneration. In the Aryan religion, asuras were enemy deities.
Iran was not on the territory of Iran. This is Aria, south of Media and north of Aryavarta, this is the Swat Valley, in modern Pakistan.It is not known for sure who the Aryans were and what exactly their culture was. The name 'Iran' is believed to have meant 'the land of Aryans'.