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.

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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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Kay Kavus imprisonedBy White Div