The Winged Disk of Persia

Historical context

The winged motif in Persian royal reliefs has attracted competing interpretations.

Limits of the evidence

Labeling every instance as a portrait of Ahura Mazda overstates scholarly consensus.

Further reading

Historical source and overview ↗

Related research in this tradition

• Anahita in Iranian Tradition →
• Asha and Right Order →
• The Avesta and Transmission →
• Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions →