AHURA MAZDAH In Persian belief, Ahura Mazdah was the supreme god, he who created the heavens and the Earth. Atar, his son, battled Azhi Dahaka, the great dragon of the sky, and bound it in chains on a high mountain. The dragon was, however, destined to escape and destroy a third of mankind at the final reckoning, before it was slain. Ahura Mazdah was the god of prophetic revelation, and bore both Ahriman and Ormuzd.