Persian Wars

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  1. 7. the creator deity and god of the sky in the ancient Iranian religion Zoroastrianism.
  2. 9. creator of Athenian Sea power
  3. 10. decisive battle fought on the Marathon plain of northeastern Attica
  4. 11. ruler over heroes
  5. 12. ancient Greek known as the father of history
  6. 14. ancient name of the Dardanelles
  7. 15. battle in the Greco-Persian Wars
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  1. 1. Athenian runner who secured aid from sparta
  2. 2. founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire
  3. 3. Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism
  4. 4. a body of troops or police officers standing
  5. 5. battle in 480 BCE in central Greece
  6. 6. son of a lion
  7. 8. a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece
  8. 13. a provincial governor in the ancient Persian empire.