Gatha (Zoroaster)

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Gatha
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ReligionZoroastrianism
AuthorZarathustra
LanguageAvestan
Periodc. 1500 – 1000 BC

The Gathas (/ˈɡɑːtəz, -tɑːz/)[1] are 17 Avestan hymns believed to have been composed by Zarathushtra (Zoroaster) himself. They form the core of the Zoroastrian liturgy (the Yasna). They are arranged in five different modes or metres.

The Avestan term gāθā (