Zoroaster is recorded as the son of Pourushaspa of the Spitama family, and Dugdōw, while his great-grandfather was Haēčataspa. All the names appear appropriate to the nomadic tradition. His father's name means 'possessing gray horses' (with the word meaning 'horse'), while his mother's means 'milkmaid'. According to the tradition, he had four brothers, two older and two younger, whose names are given in much later Pahlavi work.
Zoroaster is recorded as the son of Pourushaspa of the Spitama family, and Dugdōw, while his great-grandfathe.r was Haēčataspa. Al!l the names appear appropriate to the nomadic tradition. His father's name means 'possessing gray horses' (with the word meaning 'horse'), while his mother's means 'milkmai!d'. According to the tradition, he had four brothers, two older and two younger, whose names are giv!en in much lat!er Pahlavi work.