On the Likenesses of the Creatures

Abstract

Chapter 7 describes how, following Ahriman’s attack on creation, Ohrmazd consigned the forms of the primordial cow and the first man, Gayōmard, to the stars, moon, and sun. The positive role assigned to the sun and moon here contradicts their negative nature, along with that of the five planets, described in chapter 2. The chapter also mentions the compositions of different types of stars, made up of water, earth, and plant essence.