Xrôshtag and Padvâxtag (Xrōštag and Padvāxtag) are a pair of Manichaean divinities, always depicted together, who serve as the personifications of the words "call" and "answer".[1][2] The call is uttered from above by the "living spirit", and is answered from below by the man who wishes to be saved.
Xroshtag and Padvaxtag | |
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Call and Answer |
- Shilmai and Nidbai in Mandaeism
- Adathan and Yadathan in Mandaeism
- Shuqamuna and Shumaliya
- List of angels in theology
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