Divs of Mazandaran
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The Divs of Mazandaran are a race of powerful demons from the Persian epic Shahnameh, notorious for blinding and imprisoning the hero Rostam’s king and ravaging the land of Mazandaran.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Divs of Mazandaran canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demon
ⓘ
fictional group ⓘ mythological race ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Shahnameh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Mazandaran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | hero vs. monsters ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Iranian epic tradition
ⓘ
Persian mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
fearsome beings
ⓘ
powerful demons ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Kay Kavus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rostam NERFINISHED ⓘ heroes of Iran ⓘ |
| genre | epic literature ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
causing blindness
ⓘ
sorcery ⓘ superhuman strength ⓘ |
| hasForm | giant-like demons ⓘ |
| influences | later Persian demonology depictions ⓘ |
| inhabits | Mazandaran (mythic region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageContext | Persian ⓘ |
| ledBy | White Div ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | classical Persian literature ⓘ |
| medium | epic poetry ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | test of Rostam’s heroism ⓘ |
| notableEvent | battle with Rostam in Mazandaran ⓘ |
| notableMember | White Div NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notoriousFor |
blinding Kay Kavus
ⓘ
fighting Rostam ⓘ imprisoning Kay Kavus ⓘ ravaging Mazandaran ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Zal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes | order of the Iranian kings ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Shahnameh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | mythic geography of Shahnameh ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | div (Persian demon) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInStory | antagonists in Rostam’s seven labors ⓘ |
| sourceTextAuthor | Ferdowsi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
chaos
ⓘ
evil ⓘ forces hostile to Iran ⓘ |
| threaten | kingdom of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfCompositionContext | 10th–11th century CE (Shahnameh) ⓘ |
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