Multiple gods each with their sphere of influence in human affairs, in an unscientific world where unknowns were given a religious answer. Even today, when we have scientific answers people still use the god answer.
Both were polytheistic - having many gods with different areas of power.
They had multiple deities who covered the spectrum of human activities. We are more economical today.
It incorporated the highly productive and populated Fertile Crescent and Egypt, the cradle of civilisation.
It was merely a Persian religious sect which did not have a political influence. The Persian Empire was divided into 20 provinces (satrapies) with a Persian governor (satrap), overseen by the king and his council, an entirely practical approach, not a religious one.
Zarathustra.
Polytheism.
Both the Persian Empire and Greek civilization had multiple gods responsible for different aspects of human life.
Both the Persian Empire and Greek civilization had multiple gods responsible for different aspects of human life.
Both the Persian Empire and Greek civilization had multiple gods responsible for different aspects of human life.
Both civilizations included people who worshipped many different gods
Both were polytheistic - having many gods with different areas of power.
Both civilizations included people who worshipped many different gods. lol you guys rely on us and we fail too often
They had multiple deities who covered the spectrum of human activities. We are more economical today.
It was an empire which promoted civilisation. It encompassed several civilisations such as Egyptian and Babylonian.
zoroaster was a persian religious leader
It incorporated the highly productive and populated Fertile Crescent and Egypt, the cradle of civilisation.
The Persian Empire had many religious practices, and the rulers made no attempt to change this. The cult used by the Persian upper class was Zoroastrianism - a religion codified by Zoroaster (Zarathustra) with a high god Ahura Mazda (Great Light).