Mazdaism

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Mazdaism (Armenian: Մազդէականութիւն, romanized: Mazdēakanut'iwn; Persian: آیین مزدایی, romanized: Āyīn-e Mazdāyī, lit. 'Doctrine of Mazda') is a name of religion believed to be the precursor to Zoroastrianism; it included deities such as Mithra, Anahita, and Ahura Mazda, the latter being the supreme god, but lacked the figure of Ahriman. Researchers often use this term to describe the religion of the Achaemenids, given the academic debate regarding whether or not the Achaemenids were Zoroastrians.

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