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Persian mythology

The mythology persia or mythology iranian is the body of myths originally told by the ancients Persians and other Iranian peoples, the Parthians and Persian empires 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 mythological creatures, and the origins and significance of the worship and ritual practices of the ancient Persians.

characters from mythology Persian almost always fall into one of two camps. They are good or bad. The resulting discord reflects the nationalist ideals of the early Islamic era as well as the moral and ethical perceptions of the Zoroastrian period, in which the world was seen as locked in a battle between the destroyer Ahriman and his hordes of demonic dews and their one -Iranian supporters, against the Creator Ormuzd, who although not participating in the daily affairs of mankind, was represented in the world by the righteous Iranian izads and ahlav.

Storytelling has an important presence in Iranian culture. In classical Iran, minstrels performed for their audiences in royal courts and in public theaters. A minstrel was called by the Parthians gōsān in Parthian and by the Sasanians as huniyāgar in Middle Persian. Since the days of the Safavid dynasty, storytellers and poetry readers have appeared in cafes.

Persian mythology (texts)

Persian Cosmology and Heroes

• Ormuzd (Ahura-Mazda)
• Zervane-Akérène
• Djemchid
• Albordj
• Ahriman
• Amschaspands
• Bahman
• Asa Vahista
• Mithras
• The 12 primordial gods
• Persian Glossary
• Darius I
• Cyrus
• Cambyses II
• Arash the archer
• FARĀMARZ
• DĀRĀB-NĀMA
• Alexander The Great

The Thousand and One Nights (Persian Mythology)

• The Arabian Nights
• The Story of the Merchant and the Genius
• The Story of the First Old Man and of the Hind
• The Story of the Second Old Man, and of the Two Black Dogs
• The Story of the Fisherman
• The Story of the Greek King and the Physician Douban
• The Story of the Husband and the Parrot
• The Story of the Vizier Who Was Punished
• The Story of the Young King of the Black Isles
• The Story of the Three Calenders, Sons of Kings, and of Five Ladies of Bagdad
• The Story of the First Calender, Son of a King
• The Story of the Second Calender, Son of a King
• The Story of the Envious Man and of Him Who Was Envied
• The Story of the Third Calender, Son of a King
• The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor
• First Voyage
• Second Voyage
• Third Voyage
• Fourth Voyage
• Fifth Voyage
• Sixth Voyage
• Seventh and Last Voyage
• The Little Hunchback
• The Story of the Barber's Fifth Brother
• The Story of the Barber's Sixth Brother
• The Adventures of Prince Camaralzaman and the Princess Badoura
• Noureddin and the Fair Persian
• Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
• The Adventures of Haroun-al-Raschid, Caliph of Bagdad
• The Story of the Blind Baba-Abdalla
• The Story of Sidi-Nouman
• The Story of Ali Colia, Merchant of Bagdad
• The Enchanted Horse
• The Story of Two Sisters Who Were Jealous of Their Younger Sister

Epic tale Amir Arsalan (Persian mythology)

Amir Arsalan

Rustem's Epic Tale (Persian Mythology)

• Kavah the Blacksmith
• Feridoun the Glorious
• Irij, a Gentle Hero
• Minuchir the Avenger
• Zal of the White Hair
• Rustem the Wonder Child
• Rustem the Young Warrior
• Rustem's Seven Labors, or Adventures
• Rustem the Pehliva
• Rustem's Romance
• Sohrab the Youth
• Sohrab and the Warrior Maiden
• The Wrath of Rustem
• Rustem the Spy
• The Combat of Sohrab Against Rustem
• Siawush the Persian Sir Galahad
• Rustem the Avenger
• How Gew Helped a Hero-prince Unto a Throne
• Later Feats of Rustem
• Isfendiyar's Seven Labors, or Heft-Khan
• The Combat of Isfendiyar Against Rustem
• The Death of Rustem

Epic tale the SHÁH NÁMEH (Persian mythology)

•  Kaiúmers
• Húsheng
• Tahúmers
• Jemshíd
• Mirtás-Tází, and His Son Zohák
• Kavah, the Blacksmith
• Feridún
• Feridún and His Three Sons
• Minúchihr
• Zál, the Son of Sám
• The Dream of Sám
• Rúdábeh
• Death of Minúchihr
• Nauder
• Afrásiyáb Marches against Nauder
• Afrásiyáb
• Zau
• Garshásp
• Kai-Kobád
• Kai-Káús
• The Seven Labors of Rustem
• Invasion of Irán by Afrásiyáb
• The Return of Kai-Káús
• Story of Sohráb
• The Story of Saiáwush
• Kai-Khosráu
• Akwán Díw
• The Story of Byzun and Maníjeh
• Barzú, and His Conflict with Rustem
• Súsen and Afrásiyáb
• The Expedition of Gúdarz
• The Death of Afrásiyáb
• The Death of Kai-Khosráu
• Lohurásp
• Gushtásp, and the Faith of Zerdusht
• The Heft-Khan of Isfendiyár
• Capture of the Brazen Fortress
• The Death of Isfendiyár
• The Death of Rustem
• Bahman
• Húmaí and the Birth of Dáráb
• Dáráb and Dárá
• Sikander

Epic tale Gulistan (Persian mythology)

• I. Of the Customs of Kings
• II. Of the Morals of Dervishes
• III. On the Preciousness of Contentment
• IV. On the Benefit of Being Silent
• V. On Love and Youth
• VI. Of Imbecility and Old Age
• VII. Of the Impressions of Education
• VIII. Of the Duties of Society

Epic tale SAMAK-E ʿAYYĀR (Persian mythology)

SAMAK-E ʿAYYĀR

Persian Contines

• The faith of a starving man
• The smart rabbit
• The wolf and the fortuneteller
• The fox that rode a camel
• The King's Treasure
• The Farmer's Son and the Magician
• THE WOLF AND THE SEVEN LITTLE KIDS

Contes d’origine Kermani et Bakhtiari

• The Wolf and the Goat
• The City of Nothing-in-the-World
• Susku and Mushu
• The Boy Who Became a Bulbul
• The Wolf-Aunt
• Nim Tanak, or Half-Boy
• Muhammad Tirandaz, The Archer
• The Praying Baker
• The Sad Tale of the Mouse's Tail
• Fayiz and the Peri Wife
• The Hemp-Smoker's Dream
• The Story of the Wolf-Bride
• The Man Who Went to Wake His Luck
• Tortoise Bowl-On-The-Back and the Fox
• The Shepherd Who Found a Treasure
• The Merchant and the Saffron
• Shah Abbas and the Poor Mother
• The Apparition of the Prophet Khizr
• The Story of the Baker and the Grateful Fish

Perse et Soufisme : JALÁLU’D-DÍN RÚMÍ

THE LIFE AND WORK OF JALÁLU'D-DÍN RÚMÍ

Books on Persian-Caucasian mythology

Comics / Illustrated:

In French :

• The Gathas: The Sublime Book of Zarathustra
• One Thousand and One Nights, Volume 1
• One Thousand and One Nights, Volume 2
• One Thousand and One Nights, Volume 3
• Mani and the Manichaean tradition
• The Gardens of Light
• Iran, a 4000 year history
• The Book of Heroes
• The Book of Dede Korkut in the language of the Oghuz people
• 15 tales from Armenia
• Tales from Armenia: Epic, folk tales and legends
• The Armenian legend of David of Sassoun

Only in English:

• Tales of the Punjab
• Mesopotamia: A Captivating Guide to Ancient Mesopotamia History and Civilizations
• Legends of the Caucasus (English Edition)
• Nart Sagas – Myths and Legends from the Ancient Caucasus