9 World Chronicles

Haubas the God of Contracts

Classified: Jinn, god,

Venerated : 1,300 BCE until modern times

Associated: Wishes, Contracts, debt

Literature references: The Guru Granth Sahib Sikhism . The Avesta Zoroastrian

Haubus is depicted as a male human though having blue skin and in most representations long pointed ears or a tale. He was associated with travelers along the Incense Route. 

The early myth of this Entity suggests that the first travel along this route had exhausted all of his resources after taking this daring venture and was ready to accept his own death. Haubus appeared and offer to save their lives and guarantee them prosper in this trade route if he continued to bring desperate people to him.

The trader accepted his offer and Haubus granted his wish. He brought any who had lost the fortune or were facing difficult time before this powerful Jinn.

But overtime the trader came to see that Haubus was taking advantage of these desperate people that he sent to the Haubus.

He was also said to be an oracle and kings sent emissaries for around the world to consult with him.

Haubus has amassed  a large fortune from his tribute as a Oracle and wish grantor. He employees to Hell Hounds to guard his treasure.

While it is possible to negotiate a deal with Haubus, he is fickle and moody and a mast trickster.

Ahura Mazda wise lord

Classification: The Supreme God

Associated: Light, Wisdom

Culture: Ancient Persian

Known period of worship Circa 1500 BCE

Cult Centers: Throughout the Near East during the Persian and Roman Empires.

Art References : Various Sculptures and reliefs

Literary Sources: Avestia

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Ahura Mazda represented the Sky and embodied wisdom fruitfulness and benevolence his opponent and also his creation was Angra Mainyu God of darkness and sterility.

 There were other deities, but life was essentially a struggle between the two gods of good and evil. In the 7th or 6th century BC E the Prophet Zoroaster the founder of Zoroastrianism declared Ahura Mazda alone worthy of absolute worship. Ahura Mazda was the essence of beneficent nature. creator of heaven and earth the font of law and morality and  Supreme judge of the universe .

When he was 30 he participated in a spring festival as a member of a priestly family and one of his duties was to draw water from the deepest and purest part of the stream for the morning ceremony. Here at the Daytia river, he met the angel Vohu Mana.

 The entity asked Zoroaster who he was and what was the most important thing in his life. To which Zoroaster answered that he wanted most of all to be righteous, pure and wise. By this answer, he was granted a vision of Ahura Mazda and his archangels from whom he learned the principles that would lead to the religion known late as Zoroastrianism.

He becomes the god of light and truth in the Zoarastrian concept of Dualism.

His chief attendant was Mithras. According to myth his first creation was a wild bull. It had to be confided to a cave to control the beast. It escaped and Mitra was tasked with finding filling the animal.  When the beast was slain it blood fell to the Earth and created life

He becomes the god of light and truth in the Zoarastrian concept of Dualism. His offspring include Could have been a love child  Gayomart  the archetype male.

Beyond, apart and without him, there is nothing in existence. He is changeless, moving all while not being moved by anyone, has no equal, and no one can take the heavens from him. He favors the just man, upholding the truth and proper behavior. Ahura Mazda created the twin spirits, Angra Mainyu, the destructive spirit, and Spenta Meynu, the good spirit.

Verethragna the most highly armed.

Classification God

Culture: Persian Iranian

His sacred animal is the Wild Boar whose iron-shoden feet crush opponents and is perceived to be ever present in the fierce wind.

"as a giver of victory Verethragna plainly enjoyed the greatest popularity of old." In Zoroastrian Middle Persian,

the figure of Verethragna is highly complex, parallels have also been drawn between, Puranic Vishnu, Manichaean Adamas, Chaldean/Babylonian Nergal, Egyptian Horus, Hellenic Ares and Heracles.

In the Bahram Yasht

Verethragna is described as "the most highly armed" the "best equipped with might" , with "effervescent glory" , has "conquering superiority" , and is in constant battle with men and daemons.

he is connected with sexual potency and "confers virility" , has the "ability to heal"  and "renders wonderful"

ten forms in which the divinity appears: As an impetuous wind; as an armed warrior and as an adolescent of fifteen and in the remaining seven forms as animals: a bull with horns of gold ; a white horse with ears and a muzzle of gold; a camel in heat, a boar a bird of prey (veregna,; a ram ; and a wild goat.

Verethragna was both identified as Ares and associated with Heracles, and given the Greek name Artagnes.

Mithra

God of the Upper air

Culture Persian/Iranian

Known period of worship circa 400 bc to 200 common era.

Aliases Mitra (Hindu) Mithras (Roman)

Cult Center Persian influence

Literary Sources: The Avesta  The Avesta is the primary collection of religious texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in Avestan language.

commonly known as Mehr, is the Zoroastrian angelic divinity (yazata) of covenant, light, and oath.

Originating in India Mitra is a god of light who is translated in the attended of the God Ahura Mazda in the light religion of Persian. From this he was adopted into the Roman deity Mithras. He is regarded as the fertilizing power of warm light air. According to the Avesta, he possesses 10,000  eyes and ears and rides in a magical chariot.

He represent truth in the endless battle between light and darkness. He is responsible for keeping oaths and contracts.  In addition to being the divinity of contracts, Mithra is also a judicial figure, an all-seeing protector of Truth, and the guardian of cattle, the harvest, and of the Waters.

He was born from a rock, and legends tells us that he engaged in a primeval battle with Ahura Mazda’s first creation, a wild bull.

He subdued and restrained the bull. A crucial victory in the battle against chaos. The bull later escaped but was captured by Mithra who slit his throat. From his blood sprang the first plant life.

Mitra is not worshipped on his own but served as the intercessor between gods and men he was an integral part of the worship.