ONE FACTOR FOR THE ASSOCIATION WITH ASTROLOGY WAS ZOROASTER'S NAME, OR RATHER, WHAT THE GREEKS MADE OF IT. WITHIN THE SCHEME OF GREEK THINKING (WHICH WAS ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR HIDDEN SIGNIFICANCES AND "REAL" MEANINGS OF WORDS) HIS NAME WAS IDENTIFIED AT FIRST WITH STAR-WORSHIPING (ASTROTHYTES "STAR SACRIFICER") AND, WITH THE ZO-, EVEN AS THE LIVING STAR. LATER, AN EVEN MORE ELABORATE MYTHOETYMOLOGY EVOLVED; ZOROASTER DIED BY THE LIVING (ZO-) FLUX (-RO-) OF FIRE FROM THE STAR (-ASTR-) WHICH HE HIMSELF HAD INVOKED, AND EVEN, THAT THE STARS KILLED HIM IN REVENGE FOR HAVING BEEN RESTRAINED BY HIM.
