What is "duzakh"

Duzakh (in Persian دوزخ) is hell in the Persian mythology. Image:HinducosmoMap3.svg|thumb|Click! Vivasvan, Rahu, Bhūmi, Naraka, Ananta, Garbhodaksayi Vishnu|150px|alt=Click! rect 171 2 219 29 w:Vivasvan rect 168 36 219 62 w:Rahu rect 172 174 232 200 w:Bhūmi rect 164 298 298 318 w:Naraka rect 174 319 276 335 w:Anantadeva rect 102 374 267 395 w:Garbhodaksayi Vishnu This word was dao‘aη úha- in Avestan and dušox in Middle Persian.

Hell, in Persian mythology is described as a deep well, terrifying because it is dark, stinking, and extremely narrow. The smallest of the xrafstars (harmful creatures) are as big as mountains, and all devour and destroy the soul of the damned.

There happens the most horrible punishments and tortures adapted to the sins committed by the damned. There is much emphasis on sexual crimes, but also on other actions disapproved of by Mazdean ethics.

Duzakh is firstly the residence of Ahriman, the demons, and the drujes. All atmospheric calamities are associated with it: snow, cold, hail, rain, burning heat, and so forth.