Zoroaster
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- [ ZAWR-ə-as-tər (English) ]
- History
Greek form of ZARATHUSTRA.
 | ZARATHUSTRA male History Possibly means "golden camel" in Old Iranian, derived from zarat meaning "golden" combined with ushtra meaning "camel". Zarathustra was the Persian prophet who founded the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism about the 10th century BC. | |||||||||||||||||||
| EQUIVALENTS |
| ANCIENT PERSIAN: Zarathushtra |
| HISTORY: Zarathustra |
| PERSIAN: Zartosht |