AchaemenicaAn Encyclopaedia of the Achaemenid Persian Empire

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Zarathustra

Iranian prophet and poet-priest

The Iranian prophet whose seventeen Gathic hymns address Ahura Mazda and set truth against the lie. His date, homeland and relationship to the Achaemenid kings remain disputed.

Date
date disputed
Other names
Zoroaster · Zarathuštra
Groups
Religious figures
Record status
Probable

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