Spenta Armaiti
In Zoroastrianism, Spenta Armaiti is one of the Amesha Spentas, the seven divine manifestations of Wisdom and is considered the daughter of Ahura Mazda. While older sources present the Amesha Spentas more as abstract entities, in later sources Spenta Armaiti is personified as a female divinity with connotations of harmony and devotion.
Name
Spenta Armaiti is known in later Iranian languages as Spandarmad and Isfandārmaḏ.Sometimes Armaiti is paired with other Zoroastrian deity, Zam, another being associated with the Earth, thus forming a compound Zam-Armaiti or Zam-Armatay.
Cultic role
Just like every other member within the Heptad, Ārmaiti shares an intimate bond with Ahura Mazdā, a connection metaphorically described by Zoroaster as that of a "daughter" to him.She is associated with the earth and sacred literature describes her as a Mother Nature figure. Thus, she is linked to fertility and farming.
She is also associated with the dead and the underworld.
Religious legacy
In the Zoroastrian calendar, she is associated with the twelfth month and the fifth day of the month. The fifth day of the twelfth month is hence her holy day, Sepandārmazgān. Sepandārmazgān is an ancient festival to celebrate eternal love. Iranian lovers give each other gifts on this day.Parallels
Scholarship states that Armaiti is equivalent to a RigVedic entity named Aramati.In Armenian mythology, her name appears as Sandaramet.