Zoroastrianism

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Zo·ro·as·tri·an·ism ˌzȯr-ə-ˈwa-strē-ə-ˌni-zəm

: a Persian religion founded in the sixth century b.c. by the prophet Zoroaster, promulgated in the Avesta, and characterized by worship of a supreme god Ahura Mazda who requires good deeds for help in his cosmic struggle against the evil spirit Ahriman

Zoroastrian

ˌzȯr-ə-ˈwa-strē-ən

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These symbols further connect the artifact to Zoroastrianism, the state religion of the Sasanian Empire, the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests. —