The Oxus Temple: Localization of the Avestan Vahvi Daitya
The Oxus Temple: Localization of the Avestan Vahvi Daitya
N.D. Khojaeva.
The article describes an attempt to determine the localization of the Avestan river Vahvi Daitya using archaeological materials from the Oxus Temple (southern Tajikistan). A comparative analysis of archaeological materials and written sources makes it possible to identify the Amu Darya River with the Avestan Vahvi Daitya.
