Editing Apam Napat (section)

==Role==
As a member of the Iranian [[Ahura|ahuric triad]], along with [[Ahura Mazda]] and [[Mithra]], Apąm Napāt – also named '''Ahura Berezaiti''' – is an exalted figure. 
In [[Yasht]]&nbsp;19 of the Zoroastrian [[Avesta]] ''Apąm Napāt'' appears as the creator of mankind. However, since in Zoroastrianism [[Ahura Mazdā]] is venerated as supreme creator, this function of Apąm Napāt has become reduced. This is one reason ''Apąm Napāt'' is no longer widely worshipped, though he is still honoured daily through the Zoroastrian liturgies. The creator-god status is also seen in a hymn in honour of the Vedic ''Apām Napāt''.<ref name="RV2352">{{cite book |title=Rig Veda |year=1896 |isbn=151711439X |edition=1896 |at=2.35.2 |translator=Griffith, Ralph T.H. |chapter=Son of Waters |chapter-url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv02035.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301015630/https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/rv02035.htm |archive-date=2023-03-01 |url-status=live |via=sacred-texts.com|author1= Anonymous|publisher= CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform}}</ref>

Alongside Mithra, Apąm Napāt maintains order in society, as well as [[Khvarenah]], by which legitimate rule is maintained among the Iranian peoples. It is his duty to distribute water from the sea to all regions.<ref>{{cite book |title=Sacred Books of the East |year=1898 |edition=American |translator=Darmesteter, James |chapter=Yasht&nbsp;8.34 |chapter-url=http://www.avesta.org/ka/yt8sbe.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326232813/http://avesta.org/ka/yt8sbe.htm |archive-date=2024-03-26 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Iranica"/>