Duzakh (inPersian دوزخ) ishell in thePersian mythology.

This word was dao‘aη úha- inAvestan and dušox inMiddle Persian.

InZorostrianism, Hell is described as a deepwell, terrifying because it is dark, stinking, and extremely narrow. The smallest of thexrafstars (harmful creatures) are as big as mountains, and all devour and destroy the souls of the damned.

There happens the most horrible punishments and tortures adapted to the sins committed by the damned. There is much emphasis on sexual crimes, but also on other actions disapproved of byMazdean ethics.

Duzakh is firstly the residence ofAhriman, the demons, and thedrujes ("deceit, falsehood"). All atmospheric calamities are associated with it: snow, cold, hail, rain, burning heat, and so forth.

Duzakh is used as a word for hell in many languages includingPersian,Pashto,Kurdish,Turkmen,Uzbek,Bengali,Punjabi andUrdu. Also the word for hell inGeorgian,ჯოჯოხეთი/Dzjodzjokheti, is of the same Persian origin.

• Encyclopædia Iranica: Iranian Religions: Zoroastrianism: Hell & its Concept in the Iranian Culture, By: Philippe Gignoux.
• Zâdspram, Wizîdagîhâ, ed. and tr. with comm. Philippe Gignoux and Ahmad Tafazzoli as Anthologie de Zâdspram, Paris, 1994.

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