Zoroaster

Ancient Persia is a historical region in south East Asia, now days associated with modern day Iran. The ancient empire of Persia was founded by Cyrus the great in 550 BCE, and fell in around 330 BCE. The Persian Empire fell after being defeated by Alexander the great, due to the king (Xerxes) being weak and cruel. Darius the great was a mighty king who made huge commitments and contributions to improve the civilisation of Persia. Darius I was the king of Persia between 522 BCE to 480 BCE, taking…

In the early 1500’s in Italy two styles of painting emerged to challenge one another stylistically and fundamentally. Two renowned painters for this period which exemplify the differences are, Raphaello Santi, referred to as Raphael, and Jacopo Carucci, known as Jacopo Da Pontormo or just Pontormo. Whereas, one subscribed to the Humanist point of view in painting, the other followed the Mannerism formula. The differences are precise and engaging. In the following sections I will discuss not…

Almost every educated person in the modern world has an understanding of who the devil is. Most people would describe the devil as a red-horned devil who resides over the fiery underworld called hell. The problem with their description of the devil is that the people before the first century a.d did not believe in a devil who was all-powerful and evil; they would have described him as either an angel who did God’s dirty work or a demon ruling over the cold hell with black features. The question…

in products from neighboring lands near and far, and discharging city-made luxury goods in all directions,” (166). Though being culturally diverse the empire adopted the agents of Ahura Mazda. This is associated with the teachings of the prophet Zoroaster. The Zoroastrian belief is a monotheistic conception of deity. All of this is in contrast to the Roman…

concept of good versus evil is a widely understood dichotomy all over the world. However, through differing cultures, the definition of the terms change quite a bit, changing even more throughout the times. One of the first examples was expressed by Zoroaster, a Persian philosopher who lived nearly 5,000 years ago. He described two deities in conflict, one called “Illuminating Wisdom” and the other, “Destructive Spirit”. Examples of good and evil still exist, and can be seen in modern times as…

Euclid entices his students with geometric theorems on the right. Raphael also grouped religious prophets like Zoroaster, and astronomers like Ptolemy together in the right corner. In addition to the great minds found mingling in this piece, Raphael includes a self-portrait of himself peering directly at the viewer. (Kleiner 2016, 2013, 2009) Raphael designed an intimate…

center and base for government and social structure in Persia. The Persians began to develop their own ideology, referencing to the religious ideas of their ancestors. Post 1000 BCE, Zoroastrianism was created and developed into a formal religion by Zoroaster. This religion…

Have you ever stopped to think and wonder what is mythology? Well mythology is a cluster of traditional stories that expresses the beliefs or values of a group of people who are telling the story. These stories often focuses on human qualities such as good and evil. These stories are often considered to be sanctified and explains how things came to exist. The myths in these stories gave human emotions and qualities to the super-natural beings who were the heroes of these stories. The need to…

position on grace and separately the response to Donatus and the acceptability of a person offering a sacrament. EVIL AND ORIGINAL SIN Mani brought together ideas from many faith traditions and myths, he identified himself in the line of succession of Zoroaster, Buddha, and Jesus and the practice of his resulting new religion (HWCM 127), Manicheanism, extended from one end of the known world to the other. As an effective missionary, he taught that the human predicament is a result of the dual…

Struggle of the Orders 4. Mandate of Heaven 9. Charlemagne 5. Maya 10. Iconoclasm Zoroastrianism – Zoroastrianism was a religion started by a man with the name of Zoroaster. This religion preached against the killing of animals. It was also known as one of the first monotheistic religions, and played…