Joshamin

Joshamin (also Jōshamin or Yushamin ) is a Persian , hybrid creator and light being of the Mandeans . He represents the second life and is the son of the first life Mana rubre and the father of the third life Abathur .

With him the world ( Tibil ) darkened increasingly to a world of darkness. At the end of the day he is to be redeemed by Hibil .

literature

• Gerhard J. Bellinger : Knaurs Lexikon der Mythologie. 3100 keywords on the myths of all peoples from the beginning to the present. Droemer Knaur Verlag, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-426-26376-9 .
• Richard Reitzenstein : The Iranian Redemption Mystery. Studies in the history of religion. Marcus & Weber, Bonn 1921 (reprint: BiblioLife, Charleston SC 2009, ISBN 978-1-103-02689-0 ).