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The Characteristics of Symorgh in Persian Folklore. CFL 2017; 5 (16) :89-108
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The most famous mythological bird of Iran, Symorgh was linked his name by Zal and his fate and his family in the stories. He is a sage in the Shahnameh that aware of healing and heavenly secrets. But in most texts after the Shahnameh, this sacred and spiritual role faded and their place is apparent by sensible roles. The author of this paper is study the symorghs character in folklore stories and show its differences with the official literature. This research presents that symorgh in epic works often has conflicting characteristics, because he is not the same glorified and mythological bird. He is a devout that think questions of Zal and his family will be lost the opportunity He should be installing to worship God. In spite of this, he interferense in many stories. On the whole symorgh myth is like a mirror that reflects the transformation of the peoples thinking mode that have used of this myth in their stories.
Article Type: Research Paper |
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Received: 2016/09/29 | Accepted: 2017/08/23 | Published: 2017/09/23
Received: 2016/09/29 | Accepted: 2017/08/23 | Published: 2017/09/23
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