Ahura-Mazda is the god of light and supreme deity of the Iranian Gods.
History
According to the prophet Zoroaster, the chief ancient Persian deity was Ahura-Mazda ("Lord of Wisdom" in old Persian), the good god of light, but dissenters worshiped Ahriman, the evil god of darkness.[1]
Ahura-Mazda rescued Nu'bia from death during her time as the guardian of the internal exit of the Underworld. Eventually Nu'bia and Ahura-Mazda would become lovers.
His twin brother Ahriman, god of evil and darkness, ripped out Ahura-Mazda's golden heart, but he did not expect that Nu'bia would come after him to retrieve the heart with the help of Wonder Woman, so he used shards of the heart to corrupt some super-powered humans to fight them. Ultimately, Ahriman was subdued and taken by Nu'bia to restore Ahura-Mazda to health.[2]
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Godly Physiology
- Immortality
- Photokinesis
- Telepathy: Ahura-Mazda can mentally communicate with his lover, Nubia, after gaining enough vitality.
- Teleportation: Ahura-Mazda can instantly appear to other beings in a flash of golden light.
Notes
- This character or object is an adaptation of Ahura Mazda, a character or object in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.
- Although Ahura-Mazda was mentioned in Superboy (Volume 2) #2, he did not actually appear in that comic.
- Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-One era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985–86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-Crisis New Earth continuity, and should be considered apocryphal.
Related
- 3 Appearances of Ahura-Mazda (New Earth)
- 1 Images featuring Ahura-Mazda (New Earth)
- Quotations by or about Ahura-Mazda (New Earth)
- Character Gallery: Ahura-Mazda (New Earth)
Footnotes