The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v2.c41.s1.15
The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v2.c41.s1.15
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¹ Maspero (*op. cit.*, pp. 455, 572) argues that the name Phraortes denotes Fravartiš, ‘confessor’ of the Zoroastrian faith, which, of course, would give an early date as Deiokes’ father bore the name (Herodotos, i. 96), but the etymology is dubious (Moulton, *Early Zoroastrianism*, pp. 269 ff.).