Iranian religion — Introduction diverse beliefs and practices of the culturally and linguistically related group of ancient peoples who inhabited the Iranian Plateau and its borderlands, as well as areas of Central Asia from the Black Sea to Khotan (modern Ho … Universalium
Anahita — This article is about the goddess. For the spider genus, see Ctenidae. Statue of Anahita in Maragha. Anahita is the Old Persian form of the name of an Iranian goddess and appears in complete and earlier form as Aredvi Sura Anahita (Arədvī Sūrā… … Wikipedia
Iran, ancient — Introduction also known as Persia historic region of southwestern Asia that is only roughly coterminous with modern Iran. The term Persia was used for centuries, chiefly in the West, to designate those regions where Persian language and… … Universalium
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Pasargadae — /peuh sahr geuh dee /, n. an ancient ruined city in S Iran, NE of Persepolis: an early capital of ancient Persia; tomb of Cyrus the Great. * * * Ancient Persian city, near modern Shīrāz, Iran. It was the capital of Cyrus II, founder of the… … Universalium
Persepolis — Persepolitan /perr seuh pol i tn/, adj., n. /peuhr sep euh lis/, n. an ancient capital of Persia: its imposing ruins are in S Iran, ab. 30 mi. (48 km) NE of Shiraz. * * * Ancient Persian city, northeast of modern Shīrāz, Iran. It was built in a… … Universalium
Takht-e Soleymān — ▪ ancient city, Iran Persian“Solomon s Throne”historically Shīz , Soqurloq , or Saturiq ancient city and Zoroastrian temple complex of Iran s Sāsānian dynasty, subsequently occupied by other groups, including the Mongol Il Khanid… … Universalium
Artaxerxes II — ( Mnemon ) died 359? B.C., king of Persia 404? 359?. * * * ▪ king of Persia flourished late 5th and early 4th centuries BC Achaemenid king of Persia (reigned 404–359/358). He was the son and successor of Darius II and was surnamed (in … Universalium
Zoroastrianism — /zawr oh as tree euh niz euhm, zohr /, n. an Iranian religion, founded c600 B.C. by Zoroaster, the principal beliefs of which are in the existence of a supreme deity, Ahura Mazda, and in a cosmic struggle between a spirit of good, Spenta Mainyu,… … Universalium
