Zoroastrianism Armenia

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i t was b e lie v e d th at any person w ith a p h y s ic a l deform ity i s dangerous,
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as e v i l has en te re d him; t h is b e l i e f i s in acco rd w ith the Zoroast
r ia n d o c trin e th a t a l l p a in and in ju r y comes from Ahriman o r the demons,
but n e v e r from God.
V a rio u s o th e r demons are a tte s te d in Armenian lit e r a t u r e , in more
o r le s s d e t a il.
Some are fig u r e s from p r e - C h r is t ia n e p ic o r c u lt which
were taken by C h r is t ia n s l a t e r to denote c la s s e s o f e v i l b e in g s. S id a r,
an e p ic f ig u r e , 1 1 "^ becomes s id a r - k ° ( p i . ) , a k in d o f demon o r an a d je c -
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t i v e used meaning 'dem ented'; he i s one o f a horde o f demons ex-