Spenta Armaiti

In Zoroastrianism, Spənta Ārmaiti (Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 𐬁𐬭𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 for "creative Harmony" and later "holy devotion") is one of the Amesha Spentas, the six creative or divine manifestations of Wisdom and Ahura Mazda. Spenta suggests a creative and constructive quality or force while Armaiti means regulative thought originally alluding to the physical laws of nature (i.e. Physics). While older sources present the Amesha Spentas more as abstract entities in later sources, Spenta comes to denote holiness and sanctity and Spenta Armaiti is personified as a female divinity thus its association with the female virtue of devotion (to family, husband, and child).
Name.
Spenta Armaiti is known in later Iranian languages as "Spandarmad" (in Middle Persian) and "Isfandārmaḏ" (in Modern Persian).
Sometimes Armaiti is paired with other Zoroastrian deity, Zam ('earth'), another being associated with the Earth, thus forming a compound "Zam-Armaiti" or "Zam-Armatay".
Cultic role.
In Zoroastrian religion, Spenta Armaiti is seen as the wife or companion of major deity Ahura Mazda, who, in some accounts, is described as her creator or father.
She is associated with earth and sacred literature describes her role as a Mother Nature character. Thus, she is linked to fertility and to farmers.
She is also associated with the dead.
Religious legacy.
In the Zoroastrian calendar, she is associated with the twelfth month ( ) and the fifth day of the month. The fifth day of the twelfth month is hence her holy day, Sepandārmazgān. Sepandārmazgān is an ancient festival to celebrate eternal love. Iranian lovers give each other gifts on this day.
Parallels.
Scholarship states that Armaiti is equivalent to a RigVedic entity named "Aramaiti".
In Armenian mythology, her name appears as Sandaramet ().