Difference between Soma and Haoma

What is the difference between Soma and Haoma?

Soma as a noun is the whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail. while Haoma as a noun is name of a plant and corresponding personified divinity that is sacred in zoroastrian culture and in later persian culture and mythology.

Soma

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail. A ritual drink in ancient Vedic and Persian cultures, dating to common Indo-Iranian period. any kind of intoxicating drug

Haoma

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Name of a plant and corresponding personified divinity that is sacred in Zoroastrian culture and in later Persian culture and mythology.

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