Angra Mainyu

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Zoroastrian deity destructive spirit evil spirit

Angra Mainyu is the destructive, evil spirit and cosmic adversary of the good god Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Ahriman	7
Angra Mainyu canonical	5
Ormazd	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4027463 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Angra Mainyu
Context triple: [Zoroastrianism, recognizesSpirit, Angra Mainyu]

A. Nebaioth
Nebaioth is a biblical figure known as the firstborn son of Ishmael and ancestor of an Ishmaelite tribe mentioned in the Old Testament.
B. Zahhak
Zahhak is a legendary tyrant king in Persian mythology, most famously depicted in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh as a demonic ruler with serpents growing from his shoulders.
C. Orcus
Orcus is a large trans-Neptunian dwarf-planet candidate in the Kuiper Belt, often considered a "twin" of Pluto due to its similar size, orbit, and composition.
D. Tiamat
Tiamat is a primordial chaos dragon-goddess from Mesopotamian mythology, embodying the wild, untamed sea and serving as a central antagonist in the Babylonian creation epic, the Enuma Elish.
E. Malthael
Malthael is a major antagonist in the Diablo video game series, known as the former Archangel of Wisdom who becomes the Angel of Death and central villain of the Reaper of Souls expansion.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Angra Mainyu
Target entity description: Angra Mainyu is the destructive, evil spirit and cosmic adversary of the good god Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism.

A. Nebaioth
Nebaioth is a biblical figure known as the firstborn son of Ishmael and ancestor of an Ishmaelite tribe mentioned in the Old Testament.
B. Zahhak
Zahhak is a legendary tyrant king in Persian mythology, most famously depicted in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh as a demonic ruler with serpents growing from his shoulders.
C. Orcus
Orcus is a large trans-Neptunian dwarf-planet candidate in the Kuiper Belt, often considered a "twin" of Pluto due to its similar size, orbit, and composition.
D. Tiamat
Tiamat is a primordial chaos dragon-goddess from Mesopotamian mythology, embodying the wild, untamed sea and serving as a central antagonist in the Babylonian creation epic, the Enuma Elish.
E. Malthael
Malthael is a major antagonist in the Diablo video game series, known as the former Archangel of Wisdom who becomes the Angel of Death and central villain of the Reaper of Souls expansion.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Zoroastrian deity ⓘ destructive spirit ⓘ evil spirit ⓘ
alternativeName	Angra Mainyu ⓘ surface form: Ahriman
alternativeTransliteration	Angra Mainiiu ⓘ
associatedWithBeing	daevas ⓘ
associatedWithConcept	chaos ⓘ darkness ⓘ death ⓘ destruction ⓘ disease ⓘ druj ⓘ evil ⓘ falsehood ⓘ
commandOver	demons ⓘ
cosmicDualismRole	antagonist in Zoroastrian dualism ⓘ principle of evil ⓘ
cosmicFunction	corrupts creation ⓘ opposes Ahura Mazda’s creation ⓘ
cosmicTimeFrame	active until the final victory of good ⓘ
cosmologicalStatus	embodiment of evil ⓘ leader of demonic forces ⓘ
enemyOf	asha ⓘ good deeds ⓘ good thoughts ⓘ good words ⓘ order ⓘ truth ⓘ
eschatologicalEvent	Frashokereti ⓘ
eschatologicalRole	will be defeated at the final renovation ⓘ
influencedConcept	later ideas of the Devil ⓘ
languageOfName	Avestan language ⓘ surface form: Avestan
meaningOfName	destructive spirit ⓘ hostile spirit ⓘ
moralAlignment	evil ⓘ
moralTeachingFunction	serves as warning against evil choices ⓘ
mythologicalTradition	ancient Iranian religion ⓘ
opposedTo	Ahura Mazda ⓘ
opposesConcept	Spenta Mainyu ⓘ
relationToAhuraMazda	adversary ⓘ
religion	Zoroastrianism ⓘ
role	cosmic adversary of Ahura Mazda ⓘ
textualSource	Avesta ⓘ Avesta ⓘ surface form: Gathas (interpretively)
worshipStatus	not worshipped but feared ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zoroastrianism → recognizesSpirit → Angra Mainyu ⓘ

legendary Pishdadian dynasty → linkedMythicFigure → Angra Mainyu ⓘ

subject surface form: Pishdadian dynasty