University Tehran Language Research 1026-2288 7 2 2016 11 21 Bīstūn and Zaristūn Yesterday … Today Bīstūn and Zaristūn Yesterday … Today 117 130 61528 10.22059/jolr.2016.61528 FA Azhideh Moqaddam Assistant Professor of Ancient Iranian Culture and Languages, University Tehran Journal Article 2015 10 03 “Zaristūn” the princess whose name is mentioned beside the name of her sister “Bēstūn” in the Pahlavi book of <em>Ayādgār ī Zarērān </em>is a daughter of Arjāsp, King of Hyons and of Iranian lineage. The choice of this name for a lady of the royal family calls for an understanding of its signification and position among Iranians and Iranian ancestries. A probe into the meaning of “Zaristūn”, “<em>the (upholding) place of gold/golden (light)</em> (<em>one who shines with golden rays</em>)” suggests a deity whose specifications accord well with the Indo-European Goddess of Dawn: a symbol of prehistoric radiance, heat and fire, pleasantness and sweetness and also the historic supervisor on marriage, fertility, birth and matrimonial and motherhood duties. In Iran she continued to survive as the Avestan <em>Ušah</em>. Similar to many other ancient concepts and later personifications, “Zaristūn” with its multiple manifestations can be expected to survive in different aspects of Iranian culture and this is what this article seeks to recognize. <br />  “Zaristūn” the princess whose name is mentioned beside the name of her sister “Bēstūn” in the Pahlavi book of <em>Ayādgār ī Zarērān </em>is a daughter of Arjāsp, King of Hyons and of Iranian lineage. The choice of this name for a lady of the royal family calls for an understanding of its signification and position among Iranians and Iranian ancestries. A probe into the meaning of “Zaristūn”, “<em>the (upholding) place of gold/golden (light)</em> (<em>one who shines with golden rays</em>)” suggests a deity whose specifications accord well with the Indo-European Goddess of Dawn: a symbol of prehistoric radiance, heat and fire, pleasantness and sweetness and also the historic supervisor on marriage, fertility, birth and matrimonial and motherhood duties. In Iran she continued to survive as the Avestan <em>Ušah</em>. Similar to many other ancient concepts and later personifications, “Zaristūn” with its multiple manifestations can be expected to survive in different aspects of Iranian culture and this is what this article seeks to recognize. <br />  https://jolr.ut.ac.ir/article_61528_4de1288c8cb7b5f053254b61ccc4c4ec.pdf