Zahhak

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character in Shahnameh figure in Persian mythology legendary king mythological figure tyrant

Zahhak is a legendary tyrant king in Persian mythology, most famously depicted in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh as a demonic ruler with serpents growing from his shoulders.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Zahhak canonical 5
Azhdahak 2
Zahhak (as usurper) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf character in Shahnameh ⓘ
figure in Persian mythology ⓘ
legendary king ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
tyrant ⓘ
appearsIn Shahnameh ⓘ
associatedWith demons ⓘ
evil ⓘ
oppression ⓘ
tyranny ⓘ
associatedWithLocation Mount Damavand ⓘ
commits human sacrifice ⓘ
mass murder ⓘ
createdBy Ferdowsi ⓘ
describedAs demonic ruler ⓘ
featuredIn Iranian folklore ⓘ
Persian epic literature ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Aži Dahāka ⓘ
Dahāk ⓘ
Zahhak ⓘ
surface form: Zahhāk

Zohak ⓘ
hasCulturalRole archetype of the unjust ruler ⓘ
symbol of resistance against tyranny ⓘ
hasOrigin Iranian mythology ⓘ
hasPhysicalAttribute serpents on his shoulders ⓘ
snakes growing from his shoulders ⓘ
imprisonedBy Fereydun ⓘ
imprisonedIn Mount Damavand ⓘ
influencedBy Angra Mainyu ⓘ
surface form: Ahriman
inspired later literary adaptations in Persian literature ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Persian language ⓘ
surface form: Persian
makesPactWith Angra Mainyu ⓘ
surface form: Ahriman
mythologicalTradition Zoroastrian-influenced Iranian tradition ⓘ
opposedBy Fereydun ⓘ
Kaveh the Blacksmith ⓘ
overthrownBy Fereydun ⓘ
predecessorInMyth Jamshid ⓘ
relatedTo dragon-like demon Aži Dahāka of Avesta ⓘ
requires human brains to feed his serpents ⓘ
rulesFrom his palace in Babylon ⓘ
rulesOver Iran ⓘ
symbolizes despotism ⓘ
foreign tyranny ⓘ
temptedBy Angra Mainyu ⓘ
surface form: Ahriman
timePeriodInMyth mythic age of Iranian kings ⓘ
usurpsThroneFrom Jamshid ⓘ
victimizes young men of Iran ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shahnameh → featuresCharacter → Zahhak ⓘ
legendary Pishdadian dynasty → hasLegendaryKing → Zahhak ⓘ
subject surface form: Pishdadian dynasty
this entity surface form: Zahhak (as usurper)
Jamshid → opposedBy → Zahhak ⓘ
Zahhak → hasAlternativeName → Zahhak ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zahhāk
Fereydun → enemy → Zahhak ⓘ
Fereydun → defeated → Zahhak ⓘ
Gegham Mountains → highestPoint → Zahhak ⓘ
this entity surface form: Azhdahak
Gegham Mountains → hasPeak → Zahhak ⓘ
this entity surface form: Azhdahak
Iranian mythology → hasMythicalFigure → Zahhak ⓘ