Is Zoroastrinism: Monotheistic or Dualistic ?

Quite true, mazizaim that story does start bells ringing and there are more.  For many years Zoroaster had thought of a better way of religion for his people, but for many years the only person he could convince was his brother in law. But his relative had royal connections, finally introduced him to the monarchy and so the new way of faith was born and is still going strong whether in direct or indirect form.

This basic heaven/hell connection went to the top in the popular imagination and stayed there. The faith became modified as it spread into other lands. Jesus surprisingly referred to Zoroaster when he said "You kill the prophets between the temple and the altar". This is exactly how Zoroaster died, stabbed by an assassin between the temple and the altar. Another connection is the Magi are said to be Zoroastrians.

Zoroaster had been influenced by the worship of Osiris. This Egyptian god was born as the promised savior of mankind and died by being nailed into a wooden box by his brother Set, who became the lord of evil. A brother murdered his sibling to gain his lands. Set became foul of features and developed a goats head (according to some authorities) and used pigs as his vassals, therefore they are always unclean.

His son Horus went out to avenge his father and after many archetype adventures finally smote the �head of evil� with his mighty sword of justice. Yet the evil one could not be so easily slain. His spirit had escaped before death and entered into a snake to further tempt mankind with his wicked ways. Set now as the lord of darkness gathered his allies to march against the sons of light. He turned into a red hippopotamus and ordered a great flood. Darkness fell upon the earth as a monster tsunami came ripping up the Nile to smash the fleet of Horus and flood the lands.  

But Horus standing in his golden boat became transfigured into the light that beats back the darkness to blind the evil one and sailed up to kill and cast his spear of destiny to kill the evil red hippo and so peace came to rule for a thousand years  Horus had ruled but finally died of old age. From that time on the Egyptians embalmed the bodies of their dead. They knew the day would come when Horus under guidance from his father Osiris would return to earth from the Duat (heaven). He shall fight the last and greatest battle against Set and overthrow the usurper forever. All the spirits of the righteous dead who had passed under the earth to through the twelve regions to the place on high shall return with him to re-inhabit their bodies in the day of the new heaven and earth where all can live in peace forevermore..