The Orphic Greeks of the sixth century B. C. held that history began when Chronos (time) gave birth to the twin forces of divine Aether and dark Chaos. The similarity between this theory and Zurvanism could NOT have resulted from the influence of:

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Irvin Day

10 September, 18:25

The Orphic Greeks of the sixth century B. C. held that history began when Chronos (time) gave birth to the twin forces of divine Aether and dark Chaos. The similarity between this theory and Zurvanism could NOT have resulted from the influence of:

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Valentina Hall · Answer 1

The Orphic Greeks on Zoroaster.

Explanation:

Zoroaster "lived between about 1400 and 1200 B. C.", at least six centuries before the Orphic Greeks, so he cannot have been influenced by them. Don't forget BC is backwards and it got tomes wrong.

Zoroaster was the founder of the Zoroastrian religion, was an Iranian who lived between about 1200 and 1400 B. C. (Before); and Zoroastrian converts of the sixth century B. C. (after)