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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 ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Locations in mythology of Greater Iran (Persia) ... 18 P) Pages in category "Locations in Persian mythology"
1.4.2 Northern Europe. 1.4.3 Southern Europe. ... Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Persian mythology;
Manticore (mardxâr: from Middle Persian martyaxwar), a man-eater with the head of a human and the body of a lion, similar to the Egyptian sphinx. Amen Bird (morğ-e āmin): a mythical bird in Persian literature that flies continuously and fulfills people's wishes. [33] [34]
Download as PDF; Printable version ... Iranian mythology or Iranic mythology may refer to any of the following mythologies of various Iranian peoples: Persian mythology;
Rostam or Rustam (Persian: رستم) is a legendary hero in Persian mythology, the son of Zāl and Rudaba, whose life and work was immortalized by the 10th-century Persian poet Ferdowsi in the Shahnameh, or Epic of Kings, which contains pre-Islamic Iranian folklore and history. However, the roots of the narrative date much earlier.
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The name Drafš-e Kāvīān means "the standard of the kay(s)" (i.e., "kings", kias, kavis) or "of Kāva." [1] The latter meaning is an identification with an Iranian legend in which the Derafš-e Kāvīān was the standard of a mythological Iranian blacksmith-turned-hero named Kaveh (Persian: کاوه), who led a popular uprising against the foreign demon-like ruler Zahhak (Persian: ضحاک).