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'''Abtin''' ({{Lang-fa|آبتین}}), '''or Athwya''' is a character in [[Shahnama]] (national epic of [[Persia]]), who is the father of [[Fereydun]]. He is mentioned as the father of [[Fereydun]] in the [[Avesta]], having been the "second man" to prepare [[Ahura Mazda|Ahura-Mazda]] for the "corporeal world" (the first being [[Jamshid]], and the third being [[Trita|Thrita]])<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mills|first=L.H.|title=The Zend Avesta III: The Sacred Books of the East Vol 31|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1887|pages=233}}</ref>. His name comes from the same origin as "[[Apam Napat|Āptya]]", a title for water-born deities or heroes in the [[Rigveda]]. According to the [[Shatapatha Brahmana]], that the first to bear this title was [[Agni]], and that he subsequently created three Aptyas, [[Trita]], Dvita, and Ekata, when he spat on the [[Ap (water)|waters]] in anger<ref>{{Cite book|last=Eggeling|first=Julius|title=Satapatha Brahmana Part 1|publisher=Clarendon Press|year=1882|location=Oxford}}</ref>. |
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'''Abtin''' ({{Lang-fa|آبتین}}) is a character in [[Shahnama]] (national epic of [[Persia]]), who is the father of [[Fereydun]]. His name translated in English means, "The one with good thoughts, good words and good deeds". These three traits are very important characteristics in [[Zoroastrianism]]. Unlike how it is spelt, the pronunciation of the name is not "Abtin" but it is rather "Aub-teen". |
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Abtin (Persian: آبتین), or Athwya is a character in Shahnama (national epic of Persia), who is the father of Fereydun. He is mentioned as the father of Fereydun in the Avesta, having been the "second man" to prepare Ahura-Mazda for the "corporeal world" (the first being Jamshid, and the third being Thrita)[1]. His name comes from the same origin as "Āptya", a title for water-born deities or heroes in the Rigveda. According to the Shatapatha Brahmana, that the first to bear this title was Agni, and that he subsequently created three Aptyas, Trita, Dvita, and Ekata, when he spat on the waters in anger[2].