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Research mythology

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Founders of religions

Abraham - claimed as a founder by Christianity, Judaism, and Islam - ca. 2166 BC and 1991 BC
Moses - Judaism dates unknown, estimates range from ca. 1600 BC to 1100 BC.
Zoroaster - Zoroastrianism, ca. 1000 BC or earlier
Numa Pompilius - Roman king who codified and organized Roman religion, ca. 717 BC-673 BC
Siddartha Gautama - Buddhism, ca. 563 BC-483 BC, or (trad.) 1029 BC-949 BC.
Mahavira - Jainism, 599 BC-527 BC
Confucius - Confucianism, ca. 551 BC-479 BC (trad.)
Laozi - Taoism, ca. 500 BC
Mozi - Mohism, ca. 470 BC-390 BC
Jesus - Christianity, ca. 4 BC-ca. 30 AD
Mani - Manichaeism, ca. 210-276
Muhammad - prophet of Islam, ca. 570-632
Nanak - Sikhism, 1469-1539
Nakayama Miki - Tenrikyo, 1798-1887
Joseph Smith - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1805-1844
Charles Taze Russell - Jehovah’s Witnesses
The Báb - Báb’í Faith, 1819-1850
Bahá’u’lláh - Bahá’í Faith, 1817-1892
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad - Ahmadiyya 1835-1908
Ngo Van Chieu (first disciple)- Cao Dai 1878-1926?
L. Ron Hubbard - Scientology, 1911-1986
Sun Myung Moon - Unification Church, 1920