Bones of Zoroaster (1)

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Georgius Cedrenus, Synopsis Historiōn of John Skylitzēs:
Of his lineage [= Ninus, king of Assyria] was also Zoroaster, the notorious astronomer, born amongst the Persians: he prayed to be thunder-stricken by the fire of the air and to be consumed, charging the Persians to pick up his bones after the burning and to guard and honour them. ‘And as long as you preserve them,’ says he, ‘sovereignty over your country will not be usurped. Thus, when he had been reduced to ashes by the heavenly fire, the Persians held his remains in honour, until they showed him contempt, and were deprived of their rule.

Source (list of abbreviations)
Georgius Cedrenus, Synopsis Historiōn of John Skylitzēs

Bibliography

Amar Annus

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