Antiquities and historical values
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Cypress tree in Iranian myths
The Kashmir cedar or the Kashmir cedar or the sacred cedar of Zarathustra is a tree that was planted according to Zoroastrians' orders by Zoroaster.. This tree was very beautiful and big, and its fame reached Mutawakkul Khalifa Abbasi. The caliph ordered to cut it off and suggested the Zoroastrians of that city…
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Cow symbol (the myth) Iran and other civilizations
Why is the first chapter of the Holy Quran Baqarah??? Is this the first time in the history of religions that this animal is sacred? Are religious stories and traditions rooted in the mythology of ancient civilizations? Where does the sacrifice of animals come from in gratitude for blessings and avoiding calamities?…
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Arash the archer – Mythology
Arash-e Kamangir is the name of one of the ancient Iranian myths and also the name of the main character of this myth.. The myth of Arash the archer is one of the stories that appeared in the Avesta, and in the Shahnameh, Arash is mentioned with pride in three places. Abu Rihan Biruni, in his book called "Athar al-Baqiyeh" when describing the "celebration…
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Brotherhood of myth in poetry
Sometimes, mythological elements are used in the same way as they are in ancient mythology, is used; And sometimes he recreates and reconstructs myths, And he uses mythological elements as he likes - and in a different way - to convey his desired concepts.. In such cases, mythological elements…
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The Susa terracotta cup is a cup full of symbolism and mystery
Susa terracotta cup is the first thing discovered in this work that fascinates the audience . After the coordination and appropriateness of the patterns and the shape of this cup, there is a spherical goat horn in the center of the patterns . Why goat horn???!!!! There are goats everywhere in nature, for sure…
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milk cow breaker – Iranian myth
The Bull-Breaking Lion Symbolism of the Bull-Breaking Lion on the wall of Apadana Palace in Persepolis . The lion is the symbol of the sun, radiation, heat and long days, the cow is the symbol of the moon, cold and long nights.…
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Mircha Eliade – Mythologist and theologian + book introduction
Mircha Eliade is a famous mythologist and religious scholar. He was born in Romania. In high school, he showed interest in studying chemistry and biology. At the age of seventeen, he learned English to study the book The Golden Bough by James Fraser. Then he started learning Italian, Arabic and Persian languages. After receiving…
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Download some articles about Iranian mythology
Myth is one of the concepts that has always been closely linked with literature, as some believe that the fate of one is dependent on the other. – (Roton,. ۷۴ :۱۳۷۸) Although the myths were originally sacred and Minoan narratives that spoke of the first and to some extent the task of expressing the worldview of the people of the ancient world.…
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Let's learn more about Herakles, the Greek myth
Zeus, the great Greek god, loved earthly women and deceived them !!! Heracles is one of the children of Zeus as a result of these violations !!! Alcmene was the chaste wife of Amphitryon, and Zeus, in order to seduce her, when Amphitryon was out of the house,…
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