Zurvan is the Persian god of infinite time, space and fate. The deity is traditionally represented as being nameless (the name Zurvan being an appellative title), without gender and passions, and neutral in regard to good and evil. However, in certain strains of Zoroastrianism, Zurvan is also the father of the good deity, Ahura Mazda, and the evil deity, Angra Mainyu, also known as Ahriman.

Some historians, as well as the theosophist Helena Blavatsky, believe that Zurvan was part of the original teachings of Zoroastrianism, while other historians believe that Zurvan was added to the Zoroastrian belief later.

The earliest solid evidence for a belief in Zurvan seems to date from the Sassanid dynasty, which ruled Persia from 224 to 651. These historians sometimes refer to this variation of Zoroastrianism as Zurvanism. However, this term is misleading, because it is unlikely that any Zoroastrians worshipped Zurvan; worship was always reserved for Ahura Mazda alone.

Zurvan is mentioned in the Origins of Alchemy Shamanic & Esoteric. It speaks of early alchemists Zosimus and Isis and of course go back to Sumerian gods and myths. "Zurvan is linked with Babylonian astrology. In Zurvan the opposites are contained. The spiritual embodiment for this reconciliation of opposites was embraced by Greek and Indian thought as well." He eventually was known as Cronos which goes to the Keeper of Time.

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