Bushyasta
Bushyasta is Zoroastrian Persia's yellow demon of sloth — the lethargic tempter who makes people oversleep and leave their religious duties unperformed.
At a glance
- Tradition
- Persian mythology
- Region
- Persia (place of origin)
Roles
Judged from the works' own entries, not from the description. Carries: the figure holds the role. Meets: the role is in its stories, held by something it meets.
- Threshold carries
2 citations
- Carol Rose, Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins, s.v. "Bushyasta."
- Maria Leach, editor, Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend, s.v. "Bushyasta."
- Water carries
2 citations
- Carol Rose, Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins, s.v. "Bushyasta."
- Maria Leach, editor, Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend, s.v. "Bushyasta."
- Death meets
2 citations
- Carol Rose, Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins, s.v. "Bushyasta."
- Maria Leach, editor, Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend, s.v. "Bushyasta."