Ameretat
Ameretat ('Immortality' or 'Deathlessness', later Amurdad) is the Amesha Spenta paired with Haurvatat; the Gathas name the two together as the gift that awaits the righteous, and the later tradition makes Ameretat the lord of plants, as Haurvatat is lord of the waters.
Living tradition: Ameretat is an Amesha Spenta of Zoroastrianism, the immortality that belongs to the renovated creation rather than a promise of personal survival, and the tradition's own account is primary; the doctrine is eschatological and is not a 'plant goddess' cult. The planetary (Jupiter/Neptune), zodiacal (Taurus/Sagittarius), tarot and the litha sabbat values are modern Western overlays. Her pairing with Haurvatat is the tradition's own, and the 'elixir of immortality' reading is a later Hermetic gloss on the Avestan figure.
Correspondences
- Planetary Correspondence
- Jupiter
- Zodiac Affinity
- TaurusSagittarius
Offerings
- Offerings
- HaomaMilkFruitFresh plants
Sacred timing
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- AmurdadImmortalityDeathlessness
- Gender Expression
- Feminine
- Titles
- ImmortalityDeathlessnessLord of PlantsAmurdad
- Symbols
- Tree of lifePlantGreen shoot
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneEnduring and greenAddressAmeretatImmortalityAmurdadRelationshipThe green that does not dieWarningImmortality is not escape from the worldResonanceThose seeking endurance and the healing of land
- Modern Practice
Invoked for endurance, long life, the greening of land and the restoration of what has been cut down; modern practice pairs her with Haurvatat and treats the planting and tending of trees as her work.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- ImmortalityDeathlessnessPlantsThe tree of lifeEnduranceThe renovation
- Mythology Summary
Ameretat ('Immortality' or 'Deathlessness', later Amurdad) is the Amesha Spenta paired with Haurvatat; the Gathas name the two together as the gift that awaits the righteous, and the later tradition makes Ameretat the lord of plants, as Haurvatat is lord of the waters. At the Frashegird, the renovation of the world, they are the powers by which the creation is restored to wholeness and death is undone. Her day is Amurdad, the seventh day of the month, and the fifth month, Amurdad, carries her name.
- Related Deities
- OsirisPersephoneDemeter
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