In Zoroastrian tradition, the "chaotic" is represented by Angra Mainyu (also referred to as "Ahriman"), the "Destructive Principle", while the benevolent is represented through Ahura Mazda's Spenta Mainyu, the instrument or "Bounteous Principle" of the act of creation.
Na tradición zoroastriana, o mal é representado por Angra Mainyu (tamén chamado "Ahriman"), o "Principio Destrutivo", mentres que o ben se representa mediante o Spenta Mainyu de Ahura Mazda, o instrumento ou "principio xeneroso" do acto da creación.