Ahura Mazda

Ahura Mazda is an entity that appears in Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis.

History
In Zoroastrianism, Ahura Mazda, also known as Ohrmazd, is the one and supreme god who governs all that is good in the world and has several lesser deities, or Ahuras, serving under him. His opposite is Angra Mainyu, the leader of the forces of evil also known as Ahriman in Middle Persia. Every 1000 years, he sends a saviour who will lead the people.

The conflict between Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu and the fact that Zoroastrianism is a monotheistic religion draws parallels to Christianity, with Ahura Mazda drawing parallels to God, and Angra Mainyu the equivalent of The Devil. In fact, Zoroastrianism was the first religion to solidify good and evil.

Appearances

 * Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis: Tenma Clan

Trivia

 * Although the actual Ahura Mazda is considered a prototype of God, he is a Tenma, or LIGHT-CHAOS, an odd choice for the deity considering this.
 * In the CHAOS path of Shin Megami Tensei, Asura Oh tells the player that he was once Ahuramazda before being cursed into being the demon he is now.