Xrôshtag and Padvâxtag (Xrōštag and Padvāxtag) are a pair of Manichaeandivinities, always depicted together, who serve as the personifications of the words "call" and "answer".[1][2] The call is uttered from above by the "living spirit", and is answered from below by the man who wishes to be saved.
^Burkitt, F. C. 1935. Xrôshtag and Padvâxtag, Call and Answer. JTS 36:180–181.
^Lurker, Manfred (2004). The Routledge dictionary of gods and goddesses, devils and demons. London New York: Routledge. ISBN978-1-134-29816-7. OCLC56751246.
