to the waters (the Aban Yasht) is dedicated. There appear to be historic parallels between the Avestan ahuranis and the RigVedic varunanis, the "wives of Varuna." These parallels are one of the points of comparison for the theory that Ahura Mazda and Varuna both descend from a common predecessor (see Ahura Mazda for details). Bibliography p. 51. p. 58. pp. 230–231. p. 688. Zoroastrianism Persian words and phrases