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Zoroaster

Zarathushtra Spitama, more commonly known as Zoroaster, was an Iranian religious reformer who challenged the tenets of the contemporary Ancient Iranian religion, becoming the spiritual founder of Zoroastrianism. In the oldest Zoroastrian scriptures, the Gathas, which he is traditionally believed to have authored, he is described as a preacher and a…

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Known for
Spiritual founder and prophet of Zoroastrianism · Composer of the Gathas · Prophet in the Bahá'í Faith, Ahmadiyya, and the Ahmadi Religion
Born
Unknown, traditionally c. 624–599 BC[a] Possibly Bactra (Balkh, modern-day Afghanistan)
Children
Isat Vâstra · Urvatat Nara · Hvare Chithra · Freni · Thriti
Died
Unknown, traditionally c. 547–522 BC (age 77)[b]
Parents
Pourushaspa · Dugdōw
Spouse
Two unnamed wives · Hvōvi

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related to Classical scholarship · 37
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related to Name and etymology · 27
Zoroaster → Avestan, BC, BMAC, Fragment, Greek, His, In Avestan, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Latin Zōroastrēs, Middle Persian, Old Iranian, Plato's First Alcibiades, Reconstructions, Subject, The, The Greek, This, Xanthus's Lydiaca, Zarantuštra
related to Place · 25
Zoroaster → Achaemenid, Achaemenids, Airyanem Vaējah, BC Eastern Iran, Ditya River, Gathas, Greek, Iran, Iranian, It, Medes, Middle Persian, Old, Parthians, Persia, Persians, The, The Avesta, The Farvardin Yasht, The Vendidad
related to Cypress of Kashmar · 24
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related to Life · 23
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related to Zoroastrian and Muslim scholarship · 22
Zoroaster → Age, Al-Masudi, Alexander, Alexander's, Arabic, Avestan, BC, Bundahishn, Cyrus, Empire's, In Zoroastrian, Jam, King Yima, Mary Boyce, Pahlavi, Pishdadian, Some, The Seleucid, This, To
related to In classical antiquity · 19
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related to In the Bahá'í Faith · 16
Zoroaster → Abraham, Bahram, Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í Faith, Báb, Effendi, God, Jesus, Krishna, Manifestation, Moses, Muhammad, Sassanid, Sassanid Zoroastrian, Shoghi Effendi, Word
related to Notable influence on modern Western culture · 16
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related to In Islam · 15
Zoroaster → Arthur Christensen, Christianity, Era, Iran During The Sassanid, Islam, Judaism, Muslims, Pahlavi, Persia, Persian, Sasanian, The, The Encyclopædia Iranica, Zoroaster's, Zoroastrian

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zoroastrian bc name avestan also persian greek zoroastrianism gathas century iranian years religion zoroaster's texts one sources according iran pliny

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ZoroasterBornUnknown, traditionally c. 624–599 BC[a] Possibly Bactra (Balkh, modern-day Afghanistan)1.00infobox
ZoroasterChildrenIsat Vâstra1.00infobox
ZoroasterChildrenUrvatat Nara1.00infobox
ZoroasterChildrenHvare Chithra1.00infobox
ZoroasterChildrenFreni1.00infobox
ZoroasterChildrenThriti1.00infobox
ZoroasterChildrenPouruchista1.00infobox
ZoroasterDiedUnknown, traditionally c. 547–522 BC (age 77)[b]1.00infobox
ZoroasterKnown forSpiritual founder and prophet of Zoroastrianism1.00infobox
ZoroasterKnown forComposer of the Gathas1.00infobox
ZoroasterKnown forProphet in the Bahá'í Faith, Ahmadiyya, and the Ahmadi Religion1.00infobox
ZoroasterParentsPourushaspa1.00infobox
ZoroasterParentsDugdōw1.00infobox
ZoroasterSpouseTwo unnamed wives1.00infobox
ZoroasterSpouseHvōvi1.00infobox

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