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Burz is the middle Persian
Middle Persian

Middle Persian is the Iranian languages language/ethnolect of Southwestern Iran that during Sassanid times became a prestige dialect and so came to be spoken in other regions as well....
 name for the Indo-Iranian divinity of waters. Burz is also known as Ahura Berezant in the texts of the Avesta
Avesta

The Avesta is the primary collection of sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language....
, and also as Apam Napat
Apam Napat

In Hinduism, Apam Napat is the god of fresh water, such as in rivers and lakes.Apam Napat is sometimes described as a fire-god who originates in water ....
 in Avestan and Vedic Sanskrit
Sanskrit

Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India....
. Burz is a Yazad (Avestan: Yazata
Yazata

Yazata is the Avestan language word for a Zoroastrianism concept. The word has a wide range of meaning but generally signifies a divinity. The term literally means "worthy of worship" or "worthy of veneration."...
) in Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism

Zoroastrianism is the religion and philosophy based on the teachings ascribed to the prophet Zoroaster, after whom the religion is named. The term Zoroastrianism is in general usage, essentially synonymous with Mazdaism, i.e., the worship of Ahura Mazda, exalted by Zoroaster as the supreme divine authority....
 and later Persian mythology
Persian mythology

By Persian mythology is meant the myths and sacred narratives of the culturally and linguistically related group of ancient peoples who inhabited the Iranian Plateau and its borderlands, as well as areas of Central Asia from the Black Sea to Khotan ....
.

Mary Boyce
Mary Boyce

Nora Elisabeth Mary Boyce was a British scholar of Iranian languages, and a recognized authority on Zoroastrianism.The Royal Asiatic Society's annual Boyce Prize for outstanding contributions to the study of religion is named after her....
 suggests that the proto-Iranian Apam Napat incorporated many of the features of a proto-Indo-Iranian equivalent of *vouruna
Varuna

In Historical Vedic religion, Varuna or Waruna is a god of the sky, of waters and of the celestial ocean, as well as a god of law and of the underworld....
, who in turn may be the Vouru-kaša (luminous ocean) of Persian mythology.

In Persian mythology, Apam Napat has also some military aspects and is said to keep rebellion in check.








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Burz is the middle Persian
Middle Persian

Middle Persian is the Iranian languages language/ethnolect of Southwestern Iran that during Sassanid times became a prestige dialect and so came to be spoken in other regions as well....
 name for the Indo-Iranian divinity of waters. Burz is also known as Ahura Berezant in the texts of the Avesta
Avesta

The Avesta is the primary collection of sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language....
, and also as Apam Napat
Apam Napat

In Hinduism, Apam Napat is the god of fresh water, such as in rivers and lakes.Apam Napat is sometimes described as a fire-god who originates in water ....
 in Avestan and Vedic Sanskrit
Sanskrit

Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India....
. Burz is a Yazad (Avestan: Yazata
Yazata

Yazata is the Avestan language word for a Zoroastrianism concept. The word has a wide range of meaning but generally signifies a divinity. The term literally means "worthy of worship" or "worthy of veneration."...
) in Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism

Zoroastrianism is the religion and philosophy based on the teachings ascribed to the prophet Zoroaster, after whom the religion is named. The term Zoroastrianism is in general usage, essentially synonymous with Mazdaism, i.e., the worship of Ahura Mazda, exalted by Zoroaster as the supreme divine authority....
 and later Persian mythology
Persian mythology

By Persian mythology is meant the myths and sacred narratives of the culturally and linguistically related group of ancient peoples who inhabited the Iranian Plateau and its borderlands, as well as areas of Central Asia from the Black Sea to Khotan ....
.

Mary Boyce
Mary Boyce

Nora Elisabeth Mary Boyce was a British scholar of Iranian languages, and a recognized authority on Zoroastrianism.The Royal Asiatic Society's annual Boyce Prize for outstanding contributions to the study of religion is named after her....
 suggests that the proto-Iranian Apam Napat incorporated many of the features of a proto-Indo-Iranian equivalent of *vouruna
Varuna

In Historical Vedic religion, Varuna or Waruna is a god of the sky, of waters and of the celestial ocean, as well as a god of law and of the underworld....
, who in turn may be the Vouru-kaša (luminous ocean) of Persian mythology.

In Persian mythology, Apam Napat has also some military aspects and is said to keep rebellion in check.

See also

  • Apam Napat
    Apam Napat

    In Hinduism, Apam Napat is the god of fresh water, such as in rivers and lakes.Apam Napat is sometimes described as a fire-god who originates in water ....