The offering of haoma was a common practice among Achaemenids; the Haumavarga Scythians probably owe their name to the fact that they did not press the plant but strewed it ritually (HOFFMANN 1975).
Wikipedia foundation.
Haoma — is the Avestan language name of a plant and its divinity, both of which play a role in Zoroastrian doctrine and in later Persian culture and mythology. The Middle Persian form of the name is hōm , which continues to be the name in Modern Persian… … Wikipedia
HAOMA — Nom iranien du «breuvage d’immortalité» qui correspond au soma hindou. La religion iranienne ancienne, analogue en cela à la religion védique, plaçait au centre du culte solennel un sacrifice offert aux dieux les plus importants du panthéon; au… … Encyclopédie Universelle
haoma — n. A leafless East Indian vine ({Sarcostemma acidum}); its sour milky juice was formerly used to make an intoxicating drink. Syn: soma, {Sarcostemma acidum}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Haoma — (Hom), Name einer Pflanze oder eines daraus bereiteten Getränkes und zugleich eines Gottes im Zendavesta. In der altindischen Literatur kommt H. unter dem Namen Soma (s. d.) vor, und man nimmt daher an, daß diese Vorstellungen schon in die uralte … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Haoma — Haoma, s. Soma … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
haoma — haóma ž DEFINICIJA 1. bot. bezlisna loza (Sarcostemma acidum) iz I Indije 2. piće od te biljke, mliječni kiselkasti sok, upotrebljavalo se ritualno u iranskoj religiji (zoroastrijanizmu); napitak besmrtnosti ETIMOLOGIJA avest … Hrvatski jezični portal
haoma — /how meuh/, n. 1. a leafless vine, Sarcostemma acidum, of eastern India, yielding a sour, milky juice. 2. Also, homa. Zoroastrianism. a. a sacramental drink prepared with the juice of the haoma plant, milk, and water. b. (cap.) a god personifying … Universalium
Haoma — noun Haoma plant personified as a deity, usually capitalized when referred to as such. Quickly spake Zarathustra: praise to the Haoma, the created by Mazda! Good is Haoma, the created by Mazda! Praise to the Haoma! See Also: haoma, Soma … Wiktionary
Haoma — Ha|o|ma 〈m. od. n.; od. s; unz.〉 kultisches Getränk der Parsen aus gegorenem Pflanzensaft; oV Hauma; Sy Soma2 [awest.] * * * Haọma das, (s)/ s, altiranischer Name einer heil und zauberkräftigen Pflanze (Fliegenpilz?), aus der ein Rauschtrank… … Universal-Lexikon
Haoma — Ha|o|ma . Hauma der; <über engl. haoma aus dem Awest.> heiliges Opfergetränk (aus einer heilkräftigen Pflanze) der ↑Parsen; vgl. 1↑Soma … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
