haoma
haoma — 名詞
1. a sacred liquid prepared from the juice of a particular vine, drunk during Zoroa
豪麻；聖酒
祅教儀式中的神聖飲料及其植物
a sacred liquid prepared from the juice of a particular vine, drunk during Zoroastrian religious ceremonies; also the vine itself, which grows in parts of Asia and whose juice was used as an offering in ancient Persian worship.
During the Yasna ceremony, the priest prepared haoma by crushing the plant's stems with water.
在 Yasna 儀式中，祭司將豪麻的莖搗碎後加水製作聖酒。
prepared by crushing stems — shows how haoma was made
The ancient Persians offered haoma to their gods as a symbol of health and immortality.
古代波斯人將豪麻奉獻給眾神，作為健康與永生的象徵。
offered + as a symbol of — shows ritual purpose
Zarathustra described haoma as a sacred gift that brought strength to those who drank it.
Zarathustra 描述豪麻是一份神聖的禮物，能為飲用者帶來力量。
Darius asked the Magi to bring haoma for the coronation ceremony at his palace.
Darius 要求 Magi 祭司在宮殿的加冕典禮上準備豪麻。
In ancient Zoroastrian temples, haoma was kept in special metal vessels for sacred rituals.
在古代祅教寺廟中，豪麻被保存在特殊的金屬容器裡，用於神聖儀式。
- soma
the equivalent ritual drink in Vedic Hinduism; haoma is the Zoroastrian version of the same ancient Indo-Iranian concept
用法筆記
This noun is uncountable — it has no plural form. Context determines whether haoma refers to the drink itself or the plant it comes from. In modern Zoroastrian practice, alternative plants are sometimes substituted because the original species is no longer certain.