Ahura Mazda
c. 1200 BCE – 900 CEattested
Iranian plateau
- Iranian
The wise lord of Zoroastrianism, opposed by a hostile principle rather than a rival pantheon. Arguably this is where the idea of a cosmic struggle between good and evil enters history.
Known for
- dualism of good and evil
- the wise lord
- free choice of the individual
Dates are estimates. A great deal of what this atlas covers is only datable to within a century.