The Farohar or faravahar is an emblem of the Zoroastrian religion.
Faravahar means "to choose." The Faravahar is descended from the
Egyptian winged disk, a symbol of divine kingship. It once represented the
Assyrian sun god Shamash, and may have represented the corona of a solar
eclipse. In Zoroastrianism, it represents the human soul.
The
faravahar has several parts:
A
winged disk- the three layers of feathers represent the three pillars of the
Zoroastrian faith: good words, good thoughts, good deeds. The ring represents
eternity.
Two
streamers, representing the duality of good and evil- left and right, respectively.
The
head of a man facing left-representing the prophet Zoroaster, and the choice
to live a morally upright life.
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