"Persian Mythology, Gods and Goddesses" (Part II)
Part II Original text by Iranian author: ,Ahreeman X'* 7. Devolution of Gender in Persia Multi Genderism was a norm in Ancient Persia. Multi Genderism and Various Verity of Genders, were a fact of life since The Ancient Civilizations (Pre Vedai) Era (6000 BC - 2000 BC). As I have stated before, in ancient times, Iranians did not have the present moral taboos! In Iranian society, had existed: Male, Female, Both Female and Male (Bi Gender), Neither Female nor Male (Neuter), Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, Transvestite and various other types of Gender Identities. So were the Gods and Goddesses. We had: Male Masculine Gods (Ahreeman) Female Feminine Goddesses (Anahita) -- Interesting text about: Here * Bi Gender Goddesses (Mitra) Neuter Gods (Zurvan) Male Feminine Gods (Indira) Female Masculine Goddesses (Allatum), etc. So you see issues such as gender bigotry, sexism, racism and slavery did not exist in the Pre Islamic Iran. All of these issu...