Fireworship

These brothers did not like the sacrifical form of worship, though they did not discard fireworship and so they were driven out by the sacrifical worshippers.

Similar thought patterns lie behind Malalas' interest in Persian fireworship and Zorastrianism, information on which may derive from an identified Persian informant, Timotheos 'the Persian carrier'.

Not much is known about the religion of the Indus civilization, except that they also had some form of fireworship and sacrifice; they also worshipped a form of Shiva, identified as Pashupati; and even had a cult of mother Goddess.