This week elonmusk tweeted that the Strait of Hormuz is named after Ahura Mazda, the Zoroastrian god of light. Maybe — but the port was written down in 325 BC, ~500 years before the god’s name shortened to sound like “Hormuz.” Others say it’s the Greek word hormos, “a safe anchorage,” or Hur-Mogh, “a grove of dates.” Which do you believe? Comment below👇 #history #iran #travel #news #greek