Yima
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Avestan deity-like figure
Zoroastrian mythological character
culture hero
legendary figure
mythological king
Yima is a legendary figure in ancient Iranian mythology, often depicted as a great king and culture hero associated with early human civilization and a paradisiacal realm.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Avestan deity-like figure
ⓘ
Zoroastrian mythological character ⓘ culture hero ⓘ legendary figure ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Avesta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vendidad NERFINISHED ⓘ Yasna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early human civilization
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golden age ⓘ khvarenah ⓘ paradisiacal realm ⓘ royal glory ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| builds |
Vara of Yima
NERFINISHED
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subterranean enclosure ⓘ |
| creditedWith |
expanding the earth
ⓘ
introducing agriculture ⓘ introducing animal husbandry ⓘ introducing metalworking ⓘ introducing social order ⓘ |
| culture |
Zoroastrian
ⓘ
ancient Iranian ⓘ |
| disobeys | Ahura Mazda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyRelation | son of Vivanhvant ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasNameForm |
Jamshid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yama NERFINISHED ⓘ Yima Khshaeta NERFINISHED ⓘ Yima Xšaēta ⓘ |
| influences | Shahnameh tradition of Jamshid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Avestan tradition ⓘ |
| laterDevelopedAs | Jamshid in Persian literature ⓘ |
| loses | divine glory ⓘ |
| parallels | Vedic Yama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purposeOfVara | preserve life from deadly winter ⓘ |
| realm | Airyanem Vaejah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Greater Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| role |
culture bringer
ⓘ
first mortal king ⓘ protector of creation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mythic prehistory ⓘ |
| title |
king of the world
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
shepherd of peoples ⓘ |
| warnedBy | Ahura Mazda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.