Zoroaster
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Zoroastrian religious figure
ancient Iranian person
founder of religion
philosopher of religion
prophet
religious reformer
Zoroaster was an ancient Iranian prophet and religious reformer who founded Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions.
Aliases (4)
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| instanceOf |
Zoroastrian religious figure
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ancient Iranian person → founder of religion → philosopher of religion → prophet → religious reformer → |
| approximateDate |
second millennium BCE (scholarly estimates vary)
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| associatedConcept |
asha
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druj → ethical monotheism → free will → |
| associatedDeity |
Ahura Mazda
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| associatedText |
Avesta
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Gathas → |
| commemoratedOn |
Zoroastrian festivals such as Nowruz (indirectly)
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| coreTeaching |
afterlife with heaven and hell
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coming of a savior (Saoshyant) → emphasis on truth and righteousness (asha) → final judgment of souls → individual moral responsibility → moral dualism between good and evil → worship of Ahura Mazda as supreme god → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Iran
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| era |
ancient
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| ethnicGroup |
Iranian
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| hasLegacy |
major influence on Persian culture
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one of the earliest known monotheistic prophets → |
| influenced |
Manichaeism
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Western philosophy via reception of “Zarathustra” → later Iranian religious thought → some strands of Christianity → some strands of Islam → some strands of Judaism → |
| knownFor |
composing the Gathas
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founding Zoroastrianism → reforming ancient Iranian religion → teaching ethical monotheism → |
| languageSpoken |
Avestan
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| name |
Zarathustra
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Zoroaster → |
| nameInAvestan |
Zaraϑuštra
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| opposedDeity |
Angra Mainyu
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| regionOfActivity |
Central Asia (hypothesized)
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eastern Iranian plateau → |
| religionFounded |
Zoroastrianism
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| religiousTradition |
Zoroastrianism
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| roleInText |
speaker of the Gathas
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| veneratedAs |
prophet of Ahura Mazda
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| veneratedIn |
Zoroastrianism
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Referenced by (11)
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Zoroaster
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Zoroaster ("Zarathustra") → |
name |
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Avesta
("Prophet Zoroaster")
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associatedWith |
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Übermensch
("Zarathustra (Nietzsche’s prophet)")
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centralFigureFor |
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The School of Athens
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depicts |
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Zoroastrianism
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra
("Zarathustra")
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mainCharacter |
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Zoroaster
("Zaraϑuštra")
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nameInAvestan |
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Bahá'í Faith
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Parsis
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religiousFounder |
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Zoroastrianism
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