Hushang
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Hushang is a legendary king in Iranian mythology, celebrated in the Shahnameh as a wise ruler credited with early civilizational innovations such as the discovery of fire.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shahnameh character
ⓘ
legendary king ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Shahnameh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
civilization
ⓘ
culture hero archetype ⓘ fire ⓘ |
| category |
Characters in the Shahnameh
ⓘ
Kings in Iranian mythology ⓘ Mythological kings ⓘ |
| cosmicRoleInMyth | early world ruler ⓘ |
| creditedWith |
discovery of fire
ⓘ
early civilizational innovations ⓘ |
| culture | Iranian mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Pishdadian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfSource | epic poetry ⓘ |
| hasMythType |
civilizing hero
ⓘ
culture hero ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Iranian cultural identity
ⓘ
later Persian literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bringing civilization to humans
ⓘ
establishing laws and order ⓘ teaching agriculture ⓘ teaching animal husbandry ⓘ teaching crafts ⓘ teaching irrigation ⓘ teaching metalworking ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| languageOfSource | Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralCharacter |
just
ⓘ
wise ⓘ |
| predecessor | Kayumars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySourceAuthor | Ferdowsi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySourceWork | Shahnameh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionInMyth | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | pre-Islamic Iranian tradition ⓘ |
| roleInWork | king ⓘ |
| successor | Tahmuras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
human progress
ⓘ
mastery of nature ⓘ transition from savagery to civilization ⓘ |
| timePeriodInMyth | primordial age ⓘ |
| title | Pishdadian king ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pishdadian dynasty