| Zoroaster, c.628 B.C.-c.551 B.C., religious teacher and prophet
of ancient Persia, founder of ZOROASTRIANISM. Zoroaster is derived
from the Greek form of Zarathushtra (or Zarathustra), his Persian
name. During his lifetime the new religion he founded spread
rapidly. The circumstances of Zoroaster's death are not known. |
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