- da iza - ▁( A vest an ▁p ai ri - da ē za - ), ▁a ▁term ▁that ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁Christian ▁myth ology ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁garden ▁of ▁E den ▁or ▁Parad ise ▁on ▁earth . ▁ ▁The ▁garden ' s ▁construction ▁may ▁be ▁formal ▁( with ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁structure ) ▁or ▁cas ual ▁( with ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁nature ), ▁following ▁several ▁simple ▁design ▁rules . ▁This ▁allows ▁a ▁maxim ization , ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁function ▁and ▁em otion , ▁of ▁what ▁may ▁be ▁done ▁in ▁the ▁garden . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Pers ian ▁gard ens ▁may ▁origin ate ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 4 0 0 0 ▁BC , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁clear ▁that ▁this ▁Iran ian ▁tradition ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁A cha emen id ▁dynast y ▁around ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁century ▁B CE . ▁Dec or ated ▁pot tery ▁of ▁that ▁time ▁displays ▁the ▁typical ▁cross ▁plan ▁of ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁garden . ▁The ▁outline ▁of ▁Pas arg ada e , ▁built ▁around ▁ 5 0 0 ▁BC , ▁is ▁still ▁view able ▁today . ▁Class ical ▁Iran ians ▁were ▁seen ▁by ▁the ▁Gree ks ▁as ▁the ▁' gre at ▁garden ers ' ▁of ▁anti qu ity ; ▁C yrus ▁II ▁( known ▁also ▁as ▁C yrus ▁the ▁Young er ) ▁is ▁alleg ed ▁to ▁have ▁told ▁the ▁Spart an ▁commander ▁L ys ander ▁that ▁he ▁gard ened ▁daily ▁when ▁not ▁campaign ing , ▁and ▁had ▁himself ▁laid ▁out ▁the ▁park ▁at ▁S ard