 earth, water, and vegetation, and Ahura Mazda's own material form is man. So in the creation story, when Angra Menuh, the destructive spirit, learned of the existence of Ahura Mazda, he set about fashioning his own set of noxious and evil creatures from material darkness that have the capacity for destruction, disease, and death. Angra Menuh and his evil creatures attack Ahura Mazda's material creations once they have been created,