Ahuramazda


 * __Ashuramazda__**


 * Who: The Persians, Darius

What: The "great lord" and god of light and truth in Zoroastrianism. Forever in a fight for duality against the evil force Ahriman "the lie".

When: around 600BCE maybe as early as 650bce in inscriptions

Where: Persian Empire

Why: Used by the royal family of the house of** **Achaemenids to promote thier divine right to rule. problem for Darius in 522-519 because was only part Achaemenidsso and was against Smerdis who claimed right to rule. In Bisitun inscription, Darius insists he’s re-establishing Achaemenid line and insists that Ashuramazda gives him the divine right to rule.**