Zoroaster biography for kids
Zoroaster biography for kids
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Zoroaster facts for kids
For other uses, see Zoroaster (disambiguation).
Quick facts for kids Zoroaster𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 Zaraθuštra | |
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19th-century Indian Zoroastrian perception of Zoroaster derived from a figure that appears in a 4th-century sculpture at Taq-e Bostan in South-Western Iran. The original is now believed to be either a representation of Mithra or Hvare-khshaeta. | |
| Born | Unknown date (lived sometime before 500 BC) Unknown location |
| Died | Unknown date (lived sometime before 500 BC) (aged probably 74) Unknown location |
| Venerated in | Zoroastrianism Manichaeism Baháʼí Faith Mithraism Ahmadiyya |
Zoroaster, also known as Zarathustra, is regarded as the spiritual founder of Zoroastrianism.
He is said to have been an Iranian prophet who founded a religious movement that challenged the existing traditions of ancient Iranian religion, and inaugurated a movement that eventually became a staple religion in ancient Iran.
He was a native speaker