Using a branch from Paradise, this figure grew a giant cypress tree which was later cut down to construct a palace. A deity gave this figure 21 books called nasks which were later destroyed during a Western conqueror’s invasion. While imprisoned, this figure healed a paralyzed horse and gained the favor of the king Vishtaspa. While drawing water from a river, this figure was visited by “Good Mind,” or (*) Vohu Manah, who taught this figure about the concepts asha and druj. 17 hymns composed by this man, the Gathas, are a part of the Yasna liturgy. This man began to preach after receiving a vision revealing that the evil Angra Mainyu is opposed by the creator god Ahura Mazda. For 10 points, identify this prophet who founded a dualistic Persian religion. ■END■
ANSWER: Zoroaster [or Zarathustra] (The conqueror in the second line is Alexander the Great.)
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