See also:

• AHRIMAN (Gr. 'Apecµavios in Aristotle, or 'Apeiµav+7s in Agathias; in the Avesta, Angr3 Mainyush)—" the Destructive Spirit ")

AHRIMAN (Gr. 'Apecµavios in See also:

• ARISTOTLE
• ARISTOTLE (384-322 B.C.)

Aristotle, or 'Apeiµav+7s in See also:

• AGATHIAS (c. A.D. 536—582)

Agathias; in the Avesta, Angr3 Mainyush)—" the Destructive Spirit ")  , the name of the principle of evil in the dualistic See also:

• DOCTRINE

doctrine of Zoroaster . The name does not occur in the Old See also:

• PERSIAN
• PERSIAN, SYRIAN, EGYPTIAN AND TURKISH

Persian See also:

• INSCRIPTIONS (from Lat. inscribere, to write upon)

inscriptions . In the Avesta he is called the twin-See also:

• BROTHER

brother of the See also:

• HOLY

Holy See also:

• SPIRITS

Spirits, and contrasted either with the Holy Spirit of See also:

• ORMAZD, or ORMUZD (O. Persian Auramazda or Ahuramazda)

Ormazd or with Ormazd himself . He is the all-destroying Satan, the source of all evil in the See also:

• WORLD

world and, like Ormazd, exists since the beginning of the world . Eventually, in . the See also:

• GREAT

great world See also:

• CATASTROPHE (Gr. Karaurpoch, from KaraQrp4ecv, to over-turn)

catastrophe, he will be defeated by Ormazd and disappear . The later See also:

• SECT

sect of the Zervanites held that both were visible manifestations of the primeval principle Zruvan akarana (See also:

• INFINITE (from Lat. in, not, finis, end or limit; cf. findere, to deave)

Infinite See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

Time) .