Editing Indra (section)

=== Zoroastrianism ===
As the Iranian and Indian religions diverged from each other, the two main groupings of deities, the [[Asura|''asura''s]] (Iranian ''[[ahura]]'') and [[Daeva|''daeva''s]] (Indian [[Deva (Hinduism)|''deva'']]) acquired opposite features.{{Speculation inline|date=date=July 2024}} For reasons that are not entirely clear{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}, the ''asura''s/''ahura''s became demonized in India and elevated in Iran while the ''deva''s/''daeva''s became demonized among the Iranians and elevated in India. In the ''[[Vendidad]]'', one part of the [[Avesta]], Indra is mentioned along with Nanghaithya (Vedic Nasatya) and Sauvra (Śarva) as a relatively minor demon.<ref name=":12">{{Cite book |last=Yarshater |first=Ehsan |author-link=Ehsan Yarshater |title=The Cambridge History of Iran |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-521-20092-9 |volume=3 (1) |page=348 |chapter=Iranian National History |orig-date=1983}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Encyclopædia Iranica Online|year=2004|first=W. W.|last=Malandra|title=Indra|url=https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/indra|access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref> At the same time, many of the features of Indra in the Rigveda are shared with the ''ahura''s Mithra and Verethragna and the Iranian legendary hero [[Fereydun|Thraetona (Fereydun)]]. It is possible that Indra, originally a minor deity who later acquired greater significance, acquired the traits of other deities as his importance increased among the Indo-Aryans.<ref name=":6" />