Anāhitā (English spelling)

Japanese: アナーヒター（英語表記）Anāhitā

The goddess of sacred water in ancient Persian mythology. Her full name is Aredvi Sūra Anāhitā. Aredvi means "moist," Sūrā means "strong," and Anāhitā means "pure." She is the great goddess who deified the river of the same name, and has many similarities with the Indian goddess Sarasvati. She lives among the stars, is courageous and noble, rides a four-horsed chariot, and defeats demons and tyrants. She also promises fertility for nature and living things, protects birds, animals, and pastures, and is the guardian of royal authority. She is said to be a slim virgin who wears a gold crown, earrings, and necklace decorated with stars, but it is not clear whether this is the original form of the goddess. In Asia Minor, she was worshiped in the form of the Greek Anaitis.

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Japanese:

古代ペルシア神話における聖なる水の女神。フルネームは，Aredvi Sūra Anāhitā。 Aredviは「湿りけのある」，Sūrāは「強い」，Anāhitāは「純潔な」の意。同名の河を神格化した大女神で，インドのサラスバティー女神と共通点が多い。星の間に住み，勇気ある高貴さをそなえて，4頭立ての戦車に乗って進み，悪魔や暴君などを打負かす。また，自然と生物の多産を約束し，鳥獣や牧場を保護し，王権の守護者でもある。痩身の処女で，星飾りのある金の冠と耳飾りと首飾りをつけているといわれるが，この女神本来の姿かどうか明らかではない。小アジアでは，ギリシアの Anaitisの形で崇拝された。

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