Iranian mythology

E216980
cultural tradition mythology

Iranian mythology is the body of ancient myths, legends, and religious narratives originating from the Iranian cultural sphere, prominently featuring Zoroastrian cosmology, heroic epics, and tales of gods, demons, and legendary kings.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Iranian mythology canonical 6
Persian mythology 3
Iranian religious traditions 1

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural tradition ⓘ
mythology ⓘ
centralTheme struggle between good and evil ⓘ
cosmologyType dualistic cosmology ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Iran ⓘ
hasCentralFigure Ahura Mazda ⓘ
Angra Mainyu ⓘ
Zoroaster ⓘ
hasConcept Amesha Spentas ⓘ
Asha ⓘ
Chinvat Bridge ⓘ
Druj ⓘ
Frashokereti ⓘ
Yazatas ⓘ
hasCreature div ⓘ
dragon ⓘ
peri ⓘ
Simurgh ⓘ
surface form: simurgh

white demon ⓘ
hasCycle Kayanian cycle ⓘ
Pishdadian cycle ⓘ
hasDeity Anahita ⓘ
Mithras ⓘ
surface form: Mithra

Rashnu ⓘ
Sraosha ⓘ
Tishtrya ⓘ
Verethragna ⓘ
hasGenre cosmogonic myth ⓘ
eschatological myth ⓘ
heroic epic ⓘ
royal legend ⓘ
hasMajorComponent Islamic-era Iranian legendary traditions ⓘ
Iranian mythology self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Zoroastrian mythology

pre-Zoroastrian Iranian beliefs ⓘ
hasMythicalFigure Fereydun ⓘ
Jamshid ⓘ
Kay Khosrow ⓘ
Manuchehr ⓘ
Rostam ⓘ
Siyavash ⓘ
Sohrab ⓘ
Zahhak ⓘ
hasSourceText Avesta ⓘ
Ayadgar-i Zareran ⓘ
Avesta ⓘ
surface form: Bundahishn

Denkard ⓘ
Shahnameh ⓘ
Vendidad ⓘ
Vis and Ramin ⓘ
surface form: Vis o Ramin

Avesta ⓘ
surface form: Yashts
influenced Armenian mythology ⓘ
Islamic-era Persian epics ⓘ
Kurdish mythology ⓘ
Persian literature ⓘ
influencedBy Indo-European mythology ⓘ
surface form: Proto-Indo-European religion

Proto-Indo-Iranian religion ⓘ
language Avestan language ⓘ
surface form: Avestan

Middle Persian language ⓘ
surface form: Middle Persian

Western Persian ⓘ
surface form: New Persian
partOf Indo-European mythology ⓘ
Indo-Iranian mythology ⓘ
Persian culture ⓘ
surface form: Iranian culture
sharesOriginWith Vedic mythology ⓘ
timePeriod Ancient Iran ⓘ
surface form: ancient Iran

Referenced by (11)

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

Iranian peoples → sharesCulturalTradition → Iranian mythology ⓘ
Rostam → partOf → Iranian mythology ⓘ
Kay Kavus → partOf → Iranian mythology ⓘ
Jamshid → mythology → Iranian mythology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Persian mythology
Zahhak → hasOrigin → Iranian mythology ⓘ
Kay Khosrow → associatedWith → Iranian mythology ⓘ
Mount Damavand → mentionedIn → Iranian mythology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Persian mythology
Iranian mythology → hasMajorComponent → Iranian mythology self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zoroastrian mythology
Arash → associatedWith → Iranian mythology ⓘ
Arash → associatedWith → Iranian mythology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Persian mythology
Scythian religion → influencedBy → Iranian mythology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iranian religious traditions