The religion of Zoroaster is dualistic. It teaches that there are two uncreated beings. Ormazd, the supreme good, and Ahriman, the evil; that Ormazd created the earth, the heavens, and man, and that man is created free; Ahriman is the evil and evil-doer, and in constant war with Ormazd; this world is their battlefield. There are inferior (good and bad) spirits which are called _genii_, who are the instruments of Ormazd (the good spirits) and Ahriman (the bad spirits). Fire alone was the personification of the son of Ormazd, and therefore an object of veneration.[37] The Magi were the priests of Zoroastrianism, with a high priest of this order who was called in the Armenian language _Mogbed_ (the head or the leader of Magi). No doubt this was the religion of the Armenians for nearly eight centuries (550 B.C. to 275 or 280 A.D.), possibly with some modifications and additions from the Grecian polytheism after the conquest of Alexander the Great. The Roman deifications of her emperors did not effect Armenia. FOOTNOTES: [35] Genesis, 14:18. [36] The following three Armenian words will show what they believed before the Christian religion was introduced into the country: (_a_) _Asd-u-adz_ means God, and is made up of _asd_ and _adz_--“here” and “He brought,” namely--God is the one who brought us here. (_b_) _Mart_=man, is composed _Mi_=no or not, _art_=now or the present-meaning not for the present. The man is made for the future or hereafter. (_c_) _Mah_=death, _mi_=no or _not_, _ah_=fear. Death in Armenian meant no fear. Shows belief in the hereafter. [37] A sample of the polytheistic Babylonian’s prayer: “May the god whom I know not be appeased! May the goddess whom I know not be appeased! May both the god I know and the god I know not be appeased!” IV. THE CONVERSION OF THE ARMENIANS