spentomainyas

Updated: May 28, 2025

The fiendish Panis are concentrated in Ahriman or Anro-mainyas, whose name signifies the "spirit of darkness," and who carries on a perpetual warfare against Ormuzd or Ahuramazda, who is described by his ordinary surname, Spentomainyas, as the "spirit of light."

John Fiske - Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology