Ayadgar-i Zareran
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Ayadgar-i Zareran is a Middle Persian epic prose text recounting the legendary battle and martyrdom of the hero Zarer in the context of early Zoroastrian Iran.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle Persian text
ⓘ
Zoroastrian literary text ⓘ epic prose work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Iranian epic tradition
ⓘ
Sasanian period ⓘ |
| basedOn | oral epic tradition ⓘ |
| centralEvent | death of the hero Zarer ⓘ |
| culturalContext | pre-Islamic Iran ⓘ |
| describes | legendary battle between Zoroastrians and their opponents ⓘ |
| genre | epic prose ⓘ |
| importance | one of the earliest surviving Middle Persian epics ⓘ |
| language | Middle Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Pahlavi literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Zarer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | battle of Zarer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Pahlavi manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Iranian national epic tradition
ⓘ
Zoroastrian heroic legend ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Zoroastrian ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Zoroastrianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Pahlavi script ⓘ |
| setting | early Zoroastrian Iran ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | religious wars in early Zoroastrian history ⓘ |
| theme |
heroism
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martyrdom ⓘ religious conflict ⓘ |
| titleVariant | Ayādgār ī Zarērān NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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