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There is little known about Zarathustra’s life. The people of his homeland, did not keep any records, so therefore there are no eyewitness accounts of him. There is much controversy on where and when he was born. Many of the guesses say that he lived in the tenth or ninth century B.C., or in the sixth or seventh century B.C. or, in 600 B.C.E, or even between 1500-1000 B.C. His followers celebrate his birthday on the sixth day of the first month. Certain evidence says that he lived in eastern Iran, others say that he was from northwest Iran. Even if the Iranian’s claimed, many people believe that he was born in what was then northeastern Persia. Even if many parts of his life are pretty much a legend, we know the names of his parents from the Avesta (the Zoroastrian holy book). His mother’s name was Dughda, and his father Porushasp. Many people believe that he a pagan priest. He married three times, and had three sons and three daughters. We only know of the name of one of this......

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