Tahmuras
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Tahmuras is a legendary king in Iranian mythology, famed in the Shahnameh for subduing demons and advancing civilization during the early mythical dynasties.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pishdadian king
ⓘ
Shahnameh character ⓘ legendary figure ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Iranian mythology
ⓘ
Shahnameh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMotif | king who compels demons to serve humans ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pishdadian mythic cycle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early mythical dynasties ⓘ |
| category |
Kings in Shahnameh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian legendary kings ⓘ |
| cosmicRole | upholder of asha (order) against druj (chaos) ⓘ |
| culture | Iranian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Pishdadian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithet | Demon-subduer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Hushang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfSource | epic poetry ⓘ |
| governsOver | humans and demons ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Iranian national mythology
ⓘ
Persian literary tradition ⓘ |
| hasMythicFunction | bridge between primal culture and later civilization ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Tahmuras the Demon-Binder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tahmurasp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySource | Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| learnedFromDemons |
arts
ⓘ
different scripts ⓘ writing ⓘ |
| moralRole | champion of order against chaos ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advancing civilization
ⓘ
binding the divs (demons) ⓘ subduing demons ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
just ruler
ⓘ
warrior king ⓘ |
| predecessor | Hushang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTradition | Greater Iranian mythological tradition ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Zoroastrian-influenced mythology ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | civilizer king ⓘ |
| sourceTextAuthor | Ferdowsi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Jamshid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
control over destructive forces
ⓘ
progress of civilization ⓘ |
| taughtBy | demons ⓘ |
| timePeriodInMyth | mythical prehistory ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pishdadian dynasty