White Div
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White Div is a monstrous demon from Persian mythology, best known as a powerful adversary defeated by the hero Rostam in the Shahnameh.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| White Div canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian mythological creature
ⓘ
Shahnameh character ⓘ mythological demon ⓘ |
| alignment | evil ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Div-e Sefid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
White Demon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Shahnameh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme | victory of heroism over demonic forces ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mazandaran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
dark magic ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Epic of Shahnameh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | mythical Mazandaran ⓘ |
| bodyUsedFor | curing the blindness of Kay Kavus and his men ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| creator | Ferdowsi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Persian mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Rostam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedIn | Rostam’s Seven Labors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
giant humanoid monster
ⓘ
terrifying white-skinned demon ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Rostam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | epic literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later Persian demonology depictions ⓘ |
| hasOriginIn | Greater Iranian folklore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Rostam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedByMethod | Rostam cutting open his body ⓘ |
| killedIn | Rostam’s Seven Labors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Persian ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 10th–11th century Persian epic ⓘ |
| literarySourceLanguage | Classical Persian ⓘ |
| medium | poetry ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Book of Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Iranian ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | test of Rostam’s heroism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
battle with Rostam
ⓘ
being a powerful div of Mazandaran ⓘ blinding the king of Iran and his army ⓘ monstrous strength ⓘ |
| opponent | Kay Kavus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes | heroes of Iran ⓘ |
| regionInMyth | Mazandaran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | antagonist ⓘ |
| species | div ⓘ |
| symbolism |
embodiment of chaos
ⓘ
enemy of Iranian order ⓘ |
| workType | character in a national epic ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.