Rashnu

Rashnu (Avestan: 𐬭𐬀𐬴𐬢𐬏) is the Avestan language name of the Zoroastrian yazata of justice. Together with Mithra and Sraosha, Rashnu is one of the three judges who pass judgment on the souls of people after death. Rashnu's standard appellation is "the very straight."

For the villages in Iran called "Rashnu", see Ramazanabad, Rashnudeh, and Namak Talkeh-ye Rashnow.
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