Farvahar
Farvahar (persiska: فروهر) är en zoroastrisk symbol som anses beteckna Ahura Mazda, lyckoglansen/härskarglansen (avestiska: xvarenah, persiska: فر farr) eller en skyddsande (persiska: فروشی "fravashi").
Farvahar blev en allmän symbol för zoroastrismen först i slutet av 1800-talet då Indiens parser fick förnyad kontakt med zoroastrierna i Iran.
Under Pahlavi-monarkin i Iran blev den också en ikon för den iranska nationen. Många iranier bär halsband med farvahar just för att bekräfta sin iranska tillhörighet.
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Farvahar avbildad i Bisutuninskriften.
Irans nationalbank (1946) pryds av en Farvahar ikon.
Farvahar i Persepolis.
Irans kejserliga riksvapen, innehåller en Farvahar.
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Faravahar.svg
Författare/Upphovsman: The original uploader was Ploxhoi på engelska Wikipedia., Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0
Author: Kevin McCormick
Författare/Upphovsman: The original uploader was Ploxhoi på engelska Wikipedia., Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0
Author: Kevin McCormick
Faravahar Atashkadeh Yazd.jpg
Författare/Upphovsman: ninara, Licens: CC BY-SA 2.0
Faravahar Symbol in a Fire temple (Atashkadeh) in Yazd, Iran,
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Faravahar Symbol in a Fire temple (Atashkadeh) in Yazd, Iran,
Darius I the Great's inscription.jpg
Darius I the Great's inscription. Possibly an influence in the en:stele series for the Ptolemies, III, IV, and V-(V for the Rosetta Stone); Ptolemy II also had a Victory Stele, though not bilingual.
Darius I the Great's inscription. Possibly an influence in the en:stele series for the Ptolemies, III, IV, and V-(V for the Rosetta Stone); Ptolemy II also had a Victory Stele, though not bilingual.
Nationalbankofiranshowingfarohar1946.jpg
Bank of Iran.
Bank of Iran.
Imperial Coat of Arms of Iran.svg
Imperial Coat of Arms of Iran under the Pahlavi Dynasty, used from 1925 to 1979. The shield is composed of the Lion and the Sun symbol in first quarter , in the second quarter the Faravahar representing Zoroastrianism, in the third quarter the curved blade of a Imam Ali "Zulfiqar" sword representing Shia Islam, and the Simurgh in the fourth quarter. Overall in the center is a circle depicting Mount Damavand with a rising sun, the symbol of the Pahlavi dynasty. The shield is crowned by the Pahlavi crown and surrounded by the chain of the Order of Pahlavi. Two lions rampant regardant, holding scimitars supports the coat of arms on either side. Under the whole device is the motto: "Mara dad farmud va Khod Davar Ast" ("Justice He bids me do, as He will judge me" or, alternatively, "He gave me power to command, and He is the judge"). Some of the colours were changed in 1971.
Imperial Coat of Arms of Iran under the Pahlavi Dynasty, used from 1925 to 1979. The shield is composed of the Lion and the Sun symbol in first quarter , in the second quarter the Faravahar representing Zoroastrianism, in the third quarter the curved blade of a Imam Ali "Zulfiqar" sword representing Shia Islam, and the Simurgh in the fourth quarter. Overall in the center is a circle depicting Mount Damavand with a rising sun, the symbol of the Pahlavi dynasty. The shield is crowned by the Pahlavi crown and surrounded by the chain of the Order of Pahlavi. Two lions rampant regardant, holding scimitars supports the coat of arms on either side. Under the whole device is the motto: "Mara dad farmud va Khod Davar Ast" ("Justice He bids me do, as He will judge me" or, alternatively, "He gave me power to command, and He is the judge"). Some of the colours were changed in 1971.