the different deities are conceived by the supreme ara. some arordiners do not consider them to be separate beings, but as "incarnations of different aspects of ara". they are organised in a cosmic duality, representing the "light side" and the "dark side" of the universal power, with the latter led by vishap, the great snake, whom is identified as being the same as yahweh. the history of mankind itself is seen as a constant struggle between these two forces: one represented by ari (aryans), the right men of the creative light side; the other one represented by chari, destructive dark-sided creatures made from soil by vishap.