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14. About the enmity of the Kati sodomite (vâ êpo) 2 Akht, the heretic of the dark existence, to Zaratust; and the causing of disturbance (siklinidano), by him and the wicked of similar kinds to him, among those who follow Zaratūst is extreme, and the primeval hellish existence is for them *. 15. About the closing of the abode of the Kai and Karap from virtuousness b; and this, too, that they do not develope the worldly existences, nor attend to the spirit, but they contract the world and dissipate the spirit
16. About the worthiness of the sovereignty of Kai-Vistasp?, on account of great ability and activity, apart even from superintending. 17. About the praise of Frashóstar 8 for his having given Hvôbě o in marriage to Zaratast, the praise of Hvôbỏ for her complete reverence of Zaratûst, and admonition to Zaratust as to making Hvôbo privileged for the post of house-mistress 10. 18. About the praise of Gâmâsp 11 for begging fortune and for wisdom in appropriating the excellence of the primitive righteousness; also his affection for the sovereignty and for the recitation of revelation, in which there is assistance of Zaratust through command of Voha
See Bk. VIII, Chap. XXXV, 13 n. • See Pahl. Yas. L, 12 a.
• Akhty8 dusdau temanguhau of Yt. V, 82; the wizard Akht of the tale of Yost-i Fryâno. See Pahl. Yas. L, 14 C.
• Ibid. 14 a. • Ibid. 14 b.
Ibid. 16 a and Bk. VIII, Chap. XI, 1. . Ibid. 17 a and Bk. VIII, Chap. XXXVIII, 68.
• Ibid. 17 b. Av. Hvô vi of Yt. XIII, 139, XVI, 15; she was daughter of Frashôstar and wife of Zaratûst.
10 Ibid. 17 c. 11 Ibid. 18 a and Bk. VIII, Chap. XXXVIII, 68.
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