بررسي جايگاه ايزدبانو اشي در باورهاي ايران باستان

The Role of Ashi in Ancient Iran

Ashi is a pre-Zoroastrian divinity. In the Gathas, it is still an abstract concept and not yet a divinity, and implies both material and spiritual recompense. In the younger Avesta, Ashi appears as the goddess of fertility; in the Middle Persian, it is also referred to as asi/arti, (Asi va^uhi, nominative Asis va^uhi "Good Reward"). The present article tries to study the role of Ashi in ancient Iran.