Vahrām or Bahrām (modern Persian, var: Behrām; middle Persian: Warahran) is the
Zoroastrian concept of "victory over resistance" and, as the
hypostasis of victory, is one of the principal figures in the Zoroastrian pantheon of
yazatas.Bahram's alter ego in the
Avesta is Dāmōiš Upamana, and in the Bahram Yasht is addressed as Verethragna (Vɘrɘθraγna), meaning 'smiting of resistance', related to Avestan verethra, 'obstacle' and verethragnan, 'victorious'. (Gnoli, 2002:510/512) Although exact correspondences are lacking, parallels have been drawn between the highly complex figure of Bahram/Verethragna and (variously) Armenian
Vahagn and Vram, Vedic
Indra, Puranic
Vishnu, Sogdian Wshn, Parthian Wryhrm, Manichean Adamas, Chaldean/Babylonian
Nergal, Kushan Orlagno, Egyptian
Horus, Hellenic
Ares and the Greek hero
Heracles.
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[Persian] The Persian god of victory and the personification of aggressive triumph. God of Vrahran Fire, the most sacred of all fires. It is a combination of 16 fires, most of which belong to those in the metal-working trades. He punishes the evil done by man and demon. Verethragna appears in many shapes: bear, bird of prey, bull, camel, youth, warrior with a golden sword, wind, etc. His appearance as a bird and bear were especially popular. The twentieth day of the month is dedicated to him.
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