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  2. Persian mythology - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Iranian folklore - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. Molla Badji (Iranian folktale) - Wikipedia

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    The tale is classified in the international Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as type ATU 707, "The Three Golden Children". [4] [5] [6]German scholar Ulrich Marzolph [], in his catalogue of Persian folktales, listed 10 variants of the tale type across Persian sources, which he indexed as Die gerechtfertigte verleumdete Frau [7] ("The calumniated girl is vindicated").

  5. The Legend of Mardoush - Wikipedia

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    The Legend of Mardoush (Persian: افسانه ماردوش), is a long animated Persian trilogy based on the mythical stories of Shahnameh. The metaphor mardoush, literally meaning snake-shoulder, refers to Zahhak, as two snakes grew on his shoulders after they were kissed by Ahriman.

  6. Zahhak - Wikipedia

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    Zahhāk or Zahāk [1] (pronounced [2]) (Persian: ضحّاک), also known as Zahhak the Snake Shoulder (Persian: ضحاک ماردوش, romanized: Zahhāk-e Mārdoush), is an evil figure in Persian mythology, evident in ancient Persian folklore as Azhi Dahāka (Persian: اژی دهاک), the name by which he also appears in the texts of the ...

  7. Rostam and Sohrab - Wikipedia

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    The film plot differs from the story in some places. For example, Tahmineh comes to the battlefield trying to stop the fight; Rustam gives an arm band (not a necklace) large enough to only have fit his stout arms, and now only fit Sohrab's arm; and, Rustam uses a poisoned knife to stab his son.

  8. Category:Persian fairy tales - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Persian fairy tales" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. The Black Colt; G.

  9. Rostam - Wikipedia

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    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.