The Faravahar (Avestan), Farohar (middle Persian), Foroohar or Forouhar is one of the best known symbols of the Zoroastrian religion.

What the figure symbolizes is disputed. While it is currently thought to represent a Fravashi (c. an individual’s guardian angel), what it represented in the minds of those who adapted it from earlier Mesopotamian and Egyptian reliefs is unclear. Historically, the symbol is influenced by the “winged sun” hieroglyph appearing on Bronze Age royal seals (Luwian SOL SUUS, symbolizing royal power in particular).

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