Then he began the ancient chant of the Yasna, and the voices of his companions joined in the beautiful hymn to ahura-Mazda: We worship the Spirit Divine, all wisdom and goodness possessing, Surrounded by Holy Immortals, the givers of bounty and blessing, We joy in the works of His hands, His truth and His power confessing.
"The Story of the Other Wise Man"
Henry Van Dyke
But he believes that the universe created by ahura-Mazda was invaded by a spirit of evil, Angra-Mainyush, which invites men to wicked deeds, falsehood and ignorance.
"The Critic in the Orient"
George Hamlin Fitch
They worshiped ahura Mazda, who had to them remained a divinity of the sky as Zeus and Jupiter had been originally.
"The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism"
Franz Cumont