What is "zoroaster"

Zoroaster ( or , from Greek Zōroastrēs from Zartosht), also known as Zarathustra (; Zaraθuštra), Zarathushtra Spitama or Ashu Zarathushtra, was the founder of Zoroastrianism. He was a native speaker of Old Avestan and lived in the eastern part of the Iranian Plateau, but his birthplace is uncertain.

Zoroastrianism was the official religion of Persia (Modern Iran) and its distant subdivisions from 600 BCE to 650 CE. Zoroaster is traditionally dated from 628 to 551 BCE, and he is dated by scholars as a contemporary or near-contemporary of Cyrus the Great. The religion named after him is not attested to historically until the 5th century BCE, where it appears in Greek sources.

He is credited with the authorship of the Yasna Haptanghaiti as well as the Gathas, hymns which are at the liturgical core of Zoroastrian thinking. Most of his life is known through the Zoroastrian texts.

Zoroaster is the debut album by stoner metal band Acid King. It was released in August 1995 on CD and vinyl through Sympathy for the Record Industry. In 2006 it was combined with the band's debut EP, Acid King, and released as the compilation album The Early Years.

Zoroaster was the last Acid King album to feature their original bassist, Peter Lucas.

Zoroaster is a sludge metal band from Atlanta, Georgia formed in 2003. The original line-up was Brent Anderson on bass and vocals with Will Fiore (guitar, vocals) and Todd Fiore (drums), all of whom had previously been members of Terminal Doom Explosion. So far they have released four studio albums, Zoroaster in 2005, Dog Magic in 2007, Voice of Saturn in 2009, and Matador in 2010. They are currently signed to E1 Music.

Zoroaster, also known as Zarathustra, was the founder of Zoroastrianism.

Zoroaster may also refer to:

• Zoroaster (band), a sludge metal band from Atlanta, Georgia
• Zoroaster (album), a 1995 album by Acid King
• Zoroaster (genus), a genus of sea stars in the family Zoroasteridae