SRAOSHA The messenger of Ahura Mazdah, in Persian mythology, he listenedfor the cries of men on earth wronged by the servants of Ahriman. Because all wicked thingsare most active at night, Sraosha descended to earth after darkness and hunted Aeshma, thedemon of anger and violence, who was his principal adversary. In the heavenly court Sraoshaalone was allowed to stand in front of Ahura Mazdah.