
Most academics do, however, believe that, Zoroaster also known as Zarathrustra, was a real person. He probably originated in an area that is now part of Iran or Afghanistan and was assuredly raised in a polytheistic culture. After receiving religious revelation from his god, he preached a message of monotheism, possibly the first monotheism on the planet (although one could also argue that Judaism and the short-lived cult of the Aten in Egypt deserves that distinction).