Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

all-seeing divine surveillance

all_seeing_divine_surveillance

A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

2 occurrences

1 traditions


zoroastrian

  • The Zend-Avesta, Part II: The Sirozahs, Yasts, and Nyayis MIHIR VAST. I 19 / MIHIR VAST. 121 / MIHIR YAST. 123 / MIHIR YAST. 125; lines 6222-6300 confidence: high

    The wound of a well-sharpened spear or flying arrow does not reach the man whom Mithra helps; Mithra is said to have ten thousand spies and to be powerful, all-seeing, and undeceivable.

    Mithra is called powerful, all-seeing, undeceivable, and the one with ten thousand spies.

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  • The Zend-Avesta, Part II: The Sirozahs, Yasts, and Nyayis XVII. / MIHIR YA-S-T. 137 / XVIII. / MIHIR VAST. 139; lines 6901-6958 confidence: high

    Ahura Mazda gives Mithra a thousand senses and ten thousand eyes; with them Mithra watches the one who injures or lies to him and is undeceivable, powerful, all-knowing, and of ten thousand spies.

    Ahura Mazda gives Mithra a thousand senses and ten thousand eyes, and Mithra watches offenders through them as an undeceivable, all-knowing god.

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