Race, Ritual and Oral Poetry About OAv. dąmōiš uruuaēsē apə̄mē, apə̄mē aŋhə̄uš uruuaēsē, and YAv. ustəme uruuaēse gaiiehe

The present article deals with some similar Old Avestan syntagmatic sequences concerning the "the last turning point of creation” or "of the existence", in their liturgic, esoteric and metaphoric textual dimension. The archaic background of these formulkas is evient in the continuous evocation of the race (particularly on horses or chariots), which is subtly connected with the search for a ritual victory over the antagonists forces of evil. This study concerns also the Young Avestan re-elaboration of these images and their later continuation within the Pahlavi framework.