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Izha
Izha acording to the History of Zoroastrianism is the Indo-Iranian goddess of the sacrifice. She represent the "Offering". The Avestan word Izâ, etymologically identical to the Vedic Idâ/Ijâ appears to be used by the Zoroaster himself. In India Idâ is personificated a a Goddess, and the personification of Izâ appears likewise on the Gâhtâs, where the expression Padâis... Izayd "at the footsteps of Izha" as been compared with the Vedic Ijâyâs Pade, "in the footsteps of Ijâ" both expressions containing allusions to the goddes of sacrifice "whose footsteps drop with fat"