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Darius adopted the religion promoted by Zoroaster (Zarathustra), who simplified the Persian pantheon of gods into just two opposing ones - Ahura Mazda (Illuminating Wisdom) and Angra Mainyu (Destructive Spirit).

Zoroastrianism still has about a million adherents in Persia, Pakistan, India, and scattered through the world, with the US home to the second largest number. In India they are known as Parsees.

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