Turanians
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characters in Persian epic literature
characters in Persian mythology
legendary Central Asian people
legendary people
mythological ethnic group
Turanians are a legendary Central Asian people in Persian mythology and epic literature, often depicted as the traditional enemies of the Iranian heroes.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
characters in Persian epic literature
ⓘ
characters in Persian mythology ⓘ legendary Central Asian people ⓘ legendary people ⓘ mythological ethnic group ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Persian epic tradition
ⓘ
Shahnameh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iranians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Iranian mythology
ⓘ
Persian mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
traditional enemies of Iranian heroes
ⓘ
traditional enemies of the Iranians ⓘ |
| enemyOfHero |
Kay Kavus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kay Khosrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Rostam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | Turan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConceptualOpposition | Iran–Turan dichotomy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | older Iranian oral traditions ⓘ |
| languageFamilyAssociation | Turkic peoples (later historical reinterpretation) ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | symbolic representation of foreign or hostile powers ⓘ |
| mythologicalRegion | Turan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRulerInMyth | Afrasiab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentInGenre |
epic poetry
ⓘ
heroic legend ⓘ |
| religionInSources | often portrayed as non-Zoroastrian opponents ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | antagonists to Iranian heroes ⓘ |
| sourceLanguage | Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodInMyth | mythic and heroic ages of Iranian tradition ⓘ |
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