Chinvat Peretu

Chinvat Peretu
   In Zoroastrian myth the bridge over the abyss which the souls of the dead had to cross. For the good it was broad and pleasant; for the wicked it was narrow and impassable: with the result that they fell into the clutches of the demons waiting beneath. The name means ‘Bridge of the Gatherer’ and it resembles the Islamic Sirat.

Who’s Who in non-classical mythology . . 2014.

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  • Sirat —    The bridge, sharper than the sword, spanning Daru el Bawar, the Islamic hell. The idea was borrowed from the Jews and the Persians; the latter called it Chinvat Peretu, meaning ‘the Bridge of the Gatherer’ …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

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