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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 ...
Locations in mythology of Greater Iran (Persia) ... Pages in category "Locations in Persian mythology" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The Caucasus Mountains, traditional location of Paristan. In Persian cosmology, Paristan (Persian: پریستان Parīstān, lit. ' land of the parīs '; also Koh-i-Qaf or Qafkuh) is the home of parīs, which are supernatural beings originating from Persian tales and wider Asian folklore that are described as winged creatures of immense beauty.
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 ...
The Book of Daniel originated from a collection of legends circulating in the Jewish community in Babylon and Mesopotamia in the Persian and early Hellenistic periods (5th to 3rd centuries BC), and was later expanded by the visions of chapters 7–12 in the Maccabean era (mid-2nd century BC).
Persepolis is derived from the Greek Περσέπολις, Persepolis, a compound of Pérsēs (Πέρσης) and pólis (πόλις, together meaning "the Persian city" or "the city of the Persians"). To the ancient Persians, the city was known as Pārsa (Old Persian: 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿), which is also the word for the region of Persia. [6] [7]
Mount Qaf, or Qaf-Kuh, also spelled Cafcuh and Kafkuh (Persian: قافکوه), or Jabal Qaf, also spelled Djebel Qaf (Arabic: جبل قاف); Koh-i-Qaf, also spelled Koh-Qaf and Kuh-i-Qaf or Kuh-e Qaf (Persian: کوہ قاف); or Kaf Dağı in Turkish is a legendary mountain in the popular mythology of the Middle East.
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.