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Persian Myths

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PERSIAN MYTHS

THE CREATION OF THE WORLD

History
Ancient Persians believed that the earth was an empty shell of rocks and crystals. They were believers of one of the oldest monotheistic called Zoroastrian

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RELIGION

Zoroastrianism- a monotheistic pre- Islamic religion of ancient Persia around 6 centuries ago. This religion was founded by zoaster

IMPORTANT PEOPLE

An important person in this myth would zo and yasht. Zo was the creator of Zoroastrianism. As for for yasht he was the first man to ever live. The describe him as tall, wide and bright as the sun. Mashya and mashayang were the first two mortals. Mashya gave birth to the first Iranian while pregnant w twins

Geography where?
This took place in ancient Persia which is now known as Iran. It took place 550-330 B.C.E