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History of the Franks
St Gregory of Tours, tr. Dalton, 1927
Book 1, 5. Of Chus, Who First Made a Graven Image
After the Flood, Noe had three sons, Sem, Ham, and Japheth. From Japheth issued generations of men, likewise also from Ham and Sem; and, as ancient history relates, by these the human race was spread abroad under the whole heaven. The firstborn of Ham was Chus, who by inspiration of the Devil was first inventor of the whole art of magic, and of idolatry. He first, at the prompting of the Evil One, set up a graven image to be worshipped, and by his false arts, showed mankind stars and fire falling from heaven. He passed over to the Persians, who called him Zoroaster, which is to say, living star. Taught by him the custom of adoring fire, they worship him as a god, since he was consumed by fire from heaven.