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of the 14th Fargard of the Bagân Nask, it may well be remarked that the Khvêtûk-dasih of Spendârmat and Ahura Mazda here referred to, according to Dr. West's translation, is again an allusion to the communion of two spiritual powers for the creation of man, and not an indication of marriage between a father and a daughter. Dr. West, likewise, observes (p. 196):—"This quotation merely shows that Khvêtûk-das referred to connection between near relations, but whether the subsequent allusions to the daughterhood of Spendârmat had reference to the Khvêtûk-das of father and daughter is less certain than in the case of Pahl. Yasna, XLIV. 4." The same might also be said concerning the passage from the Seventh Book of the Dinkard mentioned at page 412,[1] where we are informed, according to Dr. West's translation, only about the Khvêtûk-dasih of Mashih and Mashyânih.

Likewise, concerning the passage inserted ir-

  1. ↑ Vide S. B. E., Vol. XVIII.
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