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It is unknown when and why the former deities turned into rejected gods or even demons. In the [[Gathas]], the oldest [[Zorastrian]] text, they are not yet the evil creatures they will become, although, according to some scholarly interpretations, the texts do indicate that they should be rejected.<ref name="Herrenschmidt_Kellens_1993_601">{{harvnb|Herrenschmidt|Kellens|1993|p=601}}. <!-- The scope of ''aēnah-'' "error" is not precisely understood, and in ''Yasna'' 32.3 it is unclear if the association of ''daeva-'' with unambiguously negative terms (for example with ''aka-'' "evil") formulates a relationship or is the revocation of one. The definitions of ''Yasna'' 32.3 occur with a syntactical construct that is otherwise unattested. --></ref> Evident from Xph inscriptions, [[Xerxes I]] (reigned 486–465 BC) ordered the destruction of a sanctuary dedicated to ''Daivas'' and proclaimed that the Daeva shall not be worshipped.<ref>Abolala Soudavar ''The Original Iranian Creator God "Apam Napat" (or Apam Naphat?)'' Lulu.com, 2015 {{ISBN|9781329489943}} p. 14</ref> Therefore first opposition of Daeva can not be later than the reign of Xerxes. However, the original relation between Daeva and Persian religion remains up to debate. There might have been a pantheon with several types of deities, but while the Indians demonized the [[Asura]] and deified the Deva, the Persians demonized the Deva, but deified Asura in the form of Ahura Mazda.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/daiva-old-iranian-noun|title = Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica}}</ref>