The Magi have been given different names depending on the sect of Christianity. From Greek texts in the 8th century came the Western church's names Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar. But Ethiopian Christians call them Hor, Karsudan, and Basanater, and Armenian Christians call them Kagpha, Badadakharida and Badadilma. None of these names are particularly Persian, though, as the Magi are believed to be, although Caspar may have come from the Coptic gospel of Thomas, who visited a king named Gudapharasa, or Gaspar. The Syrian Christians use the names Larvandad, Gushnasaph, and Hirmisdas, which are names that originated more accurately from the southern part of Iran.
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