White Demon
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White Demon is a formidable mythical monster from the Persian epic Shahnameh, best known as the fearsome adversary slain by the hero Rostam.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shahnameh character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ mythical monster ⓘ |
| alignment | evil ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Persian mythology
ⓘ
Shahnameh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mazandaran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | corpus of Persian epic demons ⓘ |
| colorAttribute | white ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ferdowsi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
fearsome monster
ⓘ
giant demon ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Rostam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | epic literature ⓘ |
| hasAdversary |
Rostam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Iranian army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Rostam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Persian ⓘ |
| leads | demons of Mazandaran ⓘ |
| literarySource | Shahnameh by Ferdowsi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | epic poetry ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Iranian mythology ⓘ |
| nameInPersian | Dīv-e Sefīd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | test of the hero’s strength ⓘ |
| notableFor |
battle with Rostam
ⓘ
being slain by Rostam ⓘ ferocity ⓘ great strength ⓘ |
| opposes | heroes of Iran ⓘ |
| partOf | Rostam’s seven labors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfMyth | Greater Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | antagonist ⓘ |
| species | div (demon) ⓘ |
| status | slain in narrative ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
chaos
ⓘ
dark forces ⓘ enemy of Iran ⓘ |
| threatens | Iranian kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | circa 10th–11th century CE (literary form) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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