Agni vs Atar

God of fire and messenger between gods and humans. Central to Vedic ritual, he carries offerings to the gods. Represents the sacrificial fire, digestive fire, and cosmic fire.

Agni's origins are described variously in Vedic texts. He was born from the cosmic waters, from the friction of two fire sticks, or from the flash of lightning. He is said to be reborn every time fire is kindled, making him eternally young despite being one of the oldest gods.

Agni is the god of **fire** and the divine messenger between gods and humans. One of the most important Vedic deities, he is present in every sacrificial fire, carrying offerings to the gods. He represents the sacrificial fire, the digestive fire, and the cosmic fire of transformation.

Fire as a divine being, 'son of Ahura Mazda', the visible focus of Zoroastrian worship, who in the Zamyad Yasht faces down the three-mouthed dragon Azhi Dahaka in the struggle for the royal Glory.

Son of Ahura Mazda, in the standard Avestan formula.

The Avesta calls Atar, fire, 'the son of Ahura Mazda', and fire is the element through which Zoroastrians approach God: prayers are said facing a fire or another source of light, and consecrated fires are kept burning in fire temples. Fire is not itself worshipped as God, Zoroastrians emphasize, but honored as the purest of creations and the symbol of truth and divine light.