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Iranian mythology, or Persian mythology in western term (Persian: اسطورهشناسی ایرانی), is the body of the myths originally told by ancient Persians and other Iranian peoples and a genre of ancient Persian folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the world, the lives and activities of deities, heroes, and ...
Legendary creatures from Persian mythology. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. A. Anahita (7 P) D. Daevas (16 P) Y ...
Persian mythology in popular culture (2 C, 8 P) S. Shahnameh (7 C, 22 P) Pages in category "Persian mythology" The following 74 pages are in this category, out of 74 ...
Pages in category "Ancient Iranian gods" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ahriman;
(Persian mythology) Tigh-e Tahmuras (Persian:تیغ تهمورث), "The Blade Of Tahmurath" is a heavenly blade made by the legendary Persian king Tahmurath in Iranian folk tales, which can neutralize magic and spells and destroy invulnerable creatures and demons. And it is usually used by Rostam and his family members. (Persian mythology)
Most of their depictions derive from Persian mythology, integrated to Islam and spread to surrounding cultures including Armenia, Turkic countries [2] and Albania. [3] Despite their Persian origins, they have been adapted according to the beliefs of Islamic concepts of otherworldly entities.
Persian and Parthian-speaking Manichaeans used the name of Mithra current in their time (Mihryazd, q.e. Mithra-yazata) for two different Manichaean angels. The first, called Mihryazd by the Persians, was the "Living Spirit" (Aramaic rūḥā ḥayyā ), a savior-figure who rescues the "First Man" from the demonic Darkness into which he had plunged.
This is an index of lists of deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world.. List of deities by classification; Lists of deities by cultural sphere