Thanks for the digging, Chris. I did indeed enjoy my Weep No More this evening!
Random factoid re Zarathustra aka Zoroaster - an ancient middle eastern religion, and arguably ancestor to all the monotheistic religions - its supreme god referred to as Ahura Mazda (signifying ultimate good) - gave us the name for Mazda motor cars. The executives chose it as a reference to transformation and wisdom, and for its auditory resemblance to the founder’s name, Matsuda.
Random factoid re Zarathustra aka Zoroaster - an ancient middle eastern religion, and arguably ancestor to all the monotheistic religions - its supreme god referred to as Ahura Mazda (signifying ultimate good) - gave us the name for Mazda motor cars. The executives chose it as a reference to transformation and wisdom, and for its auditory resemblance to the founder’s name, Matsuda.