Mashya and Mashyana
The evil spirit, Angra Mainyu (Ahriman), sought to corrupt them and turn them away from Ahura Mazda's teachings.
Dualism: The story of Mashya and Mashyana reflects the central theme of dualism in Zoroastrianism, where the forces of good (Ahura Mazda) and evil (Angra Mainyu) are in constant opposition.
Yima and the Vara
'There shall be no humpbacked, none bulged forward there; no impotent, no lunatic; no malicious, no liar; no one spiteful, none jealous; no one with decayed tooth, no leprous to be pent up, nor any of the brands wherewith Angra Mainyu stamps the bodies of mortals.
And there were no humpbacked, none bulged forward there; no impotent, no lunatic; no one malicious, no liar; no one spiteful, none jealous; no one with decayed tooth, no leprous to be pent up, nor any of the brands wherewith Angra Mainyu stamps the bodies of mortals.
Dualism and Cosmic BattleZarathustra's teachings include a strong element of dualism, with the constant battle between good (Ahura Mazda) and evil (Angra Mainyu or Ahriman).
Gavaevodata was so beautiful, it attracted the attention of Angra Mainyu, the “bad” deity, who killed it.
Cosmology: Creation of the universe According to the Zoroastrian creation myth, Ahura Mazda existed in light and goodness above, while Angra Mainyu existed in darkness and ignorance below.
Angra Mainyu, whose very nature is to destroy, miscreated demons, evil daevas, and noxious creatures (khrafstar) such as snakes, ants, and flies.
Angra Mainyu created an opposite, evil being for each good being, except for humans, which he found he could not match.
Angra Mainyu invaded the universe through the base of the sky, inflicting Gayomard and the bull with suffering and death.
The evils of this physical world are not products of an inherent weakness but are the fault of Angra Mainyu's assault on creation.
Gavaevodata was so beautiful, it attracted the attention of Angra Mainyu, the “bad” deity, who killed it.