Ahura - Definition and Overview

Ahura is the Avestan Zoroastrian term for Lord, e.g., Ahura Mazda or "Lord Mazda" (Pahlavi Ormazd). The word is cognate to Sanskrit Asura and Germanic As.

In the Vedas this title is applied to divine beings in general.

A trinity of divinities are adressed as "Ahura" in Zoroastrianism Ahura Mazda, Agni and Mithra.

Source: Mary Boyce, A History of Zoroastrianism; E.J. Brill, 1989.

Example Usage of Ahura
	Hattiejosue: Ahura, no way! That was the name I was gonna make up for you!!!
	hsnyder08: The truth is that I would rather be a. asleep or b. with my Philly friends. No. Both. Right now. Please. And now back to Ahura Mazda...
	lissettepxndx: Ahura si xau

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Example Usage of Ahura