Xroshtag_and_Padvaxtag

Xroshtag and Padvaxtag

Xroshtag and Padvaxtag

Pair of Manichaean divinities

Xrôshtag and Padvâxtag (Xrōštag and Padvāxtag) are a pair of Manichaean divinities, always depicted together, who serve as the personifications of the words "call" and "answer".[1][2] The call is uttered from above by the "living spirit", and is answered from below by the man who wishes to be saved.

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  1. [1]
    Burkitt, F. C. 1935. Xrôshtag and Padvâxtag, Call and Answer. JTS 36:180–181.
  2. [2]
    Lurker, Manfred (2004). The Routledge dictionary of gods and goddesses, devils and demons. London New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-29816-7. OCLC 56751246.


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