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.

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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)

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Rostam opponent White Demon