Zoroaster

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης (Zōroastrēs), from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (Zaraθuštra).

Proper noun

Zoroaster

1. The prophet of the ancient Iranian religion Zoroastrianism
2. Pseudepigraphic name used by various Greek and Latin authors of late antiquity to lend their opinions weight
3. Ostensible source/founder of Mithraism, the "mysteries" of the Roman Mysteriae Mithrae ("Mysteries of Mithras", "Mithraic Mysteries"), an astrology-centric, middle-platonic mystery cult of the 1st-4th century Roman Empire whose adherents worshiped in "caves" (i.e. Mithraea) in imitation of "Zoroaster". (Porphyry, De Antro Nympharum 6)

Translations

prophet

• Avestan: 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (Zaraθuštra)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瑣羅亞斯德 (cmn), 琐罗亚斯德 (cmn) (Suǒluóyàsīdé), 查拉圖斯特拉 (cmn), 查拉图斯特拉 (cmn) (Chálātúsītèlā), 瑣羅亞斯特 (cmn), 琐罗亚斯特 (cmn) (Suǒluóyàsītè)

• French: Zoroastre (fr) m, Zarathushtra (fr) m, Zarathoustra (fr) m
• German: Zarathustra (de) m
• Greek: Ζωροάστρης (el) (Zoroástris) m

  Ancient Greek: Ζωροάστρης (Zōroastrēs)

• Italian: Zoroastro (it) m
• Japanese: ゾロアスター (ja) (Zoroasutā), ザラスシュトラ (ja) (Zarasushutora)
• Korean: 조로아스터 (ko) (Joroaseuteo)
• Latin: Zoroaster (la) m
• Middle Persian: 𐭦𐭫𐭲𐭥𐭱𐭲 (Zardušt)
• Persian: زردشت (fa) (Zardošt), زرتشت (fa) (Zartošt)
• Russian: Заратустра (ru) (Zaratústra) m
• Spanish: Zoroastro (es) m

See also

• Zarathustra
• Zoroastrian