Who invented Satan? If you said "the Bible," think again nerds!
In this Origin Story Vol. 1 minisode, we go ancient, like really ancient and introduce you to Zoroaster, a Persian prophet who may have accidentally drawn up Satan’s first résumé.
Before YHWH got possessive and the Christians started branding anyone with hobbies as a witch, Zoroaster was preaching about ONE god ‘Ahura Mazda’ and his cosmic nemesis, ‘Angra Mainyu’. This dualistic theology gave us some suspiciously familiar tropes:
🔥 a lake of fire
🐍 a fallen being who tempts humanity
🪰 a healthy dose of snakes, flies, lies, and spiritual gaslighting
So what happens when your evil twin kills the bull you just created, invents deception, and inspires the entire species to commit incest? You get Satan baby! Or at least the rough sketch of him.
We unpack how Zoroastrian fire cults, lava-filled doomsday scenarios, and demonized rival gods helped lay the groundwork for the Christian Devil, while pointing out how the Old Testament borrowed liberally from religions it once called heresy.
Expect:
- 🧠 Deep mythological nerdery
- 🤘 Blasphemous sketch comedy
- 📚 Weirdly specific ancient trivia
- 😈 Recurring characters you’d never invite to youth group
🎧 Topics Covered
- Zoroastrianism and its influence on Satan
- Angra Mainyu: Satan’s proto-form
- Fire temples, lava rivers, and bull semen creation myths
- Ancient monotheism vs dualism
- The Babylonian exile and Jewish theological evolution
- Snakes, lies, incest, and apocalypse (you know, the classics)
👉 Share this episode with a fellow heretic who thinks Satan was just a christian invention.
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Zoroaster, Zoroastrianism, Ahura Mazda, Angra Mainyu, origin of Satan, Satanic mythology, fire temples, ancient Persian religion, devil history, Christian devil origins, lake of fire, biblical plagiarism, Babylonian exile, dualism, spiritual warfare, dark comedy podcast, atheist podcast, Satan is my Superhero, irreverent theology, religious satire, mythology podcast, sketch comedy, apocalypse religions, bull semen mythology
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