Yima
a legendary king who, having reigned under the protection of Ahura Mazda in perfect happiness, sinned and lost for the world the immortality it had enjoyed.
Words Nearby Yima
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use Yima in a sentence
When Yima pressed the earth with this ring, the genius of the Earth, Aramaîti, responded to his wish and order.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayYima then built a refuge in which mankind and the domesticated animals might find shelter during a terrible winter.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria | Donald A. MackenzieYima replied, “I was not born, I was not taught, to be the preacher and the bearer of thy law.”
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayLater, Yima appears as no longer the first man, or even the first king.
After this follows what we may call a history of the beginnings of civilization under Yima, the Persian Noah.
Sacred Books of the East | Various
Browse