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Tishtar (تیشتر), TRANSLATION, is the Persian name for [[Sirius]] in the constellation of [[Canis Major]]. |
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==Etymology and History== |
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''Tištrya-'', m., was an Ancient Zoroastrian astral deity associated with rain and water. This good is the protagonist of the myth of the liberation of the watrs, to which the 8th ''Yašt'' 8 of the ''Avesta'', named also ''Tištar Yašt'', is dedicated. This god appears as a man, a horse, and a bull over 30 nights probably starting with the period of his heliacal rising. This star Sirius was linked to the return of springs and opposed by the planet Mercury (''Tīr'') and the shooting stars in later Pahlavi sources. Sometimes ''Tištar'' and ''Tīr'' are associated and confused In the later Mazdean literature. |
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==Discussion== |
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==IAU Working Group Star Names== |
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Latest revision as of 04:05, 3 September 2025
Tishtar (تیشتر), TRANSLATION, is the Persian name for Sirius in the constellation of Canis Major.
Etymology and History
Tištrya-, m., was an Ancient Zoroastrian astral deity associated with rain and water. This good is the protagonist of the myth of the liberation of the watrs, to which the 8th Yašt 8 of the Avesta, named also Tištar Yašt, is dedicated. This god appears as a man, a horse, and a bull over 30 nights probably starting with the period of his heliacal rising. This star Sirius was linked to the return of springs and opposed by the planet Mercury (Tīr) and the shooting stars in later Pahlavi sources. Sometimes Tištar and Tīr are associated and confused In the later Mazdean literature.
