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		In Finnish mythology, Akka was the consort of Ukko.
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	webpages.charter.net /sn9/religion/myth/otherencyclopaedia.html (10254 words)

	IRISH MYTHOLOGY
		The third part consists mostly of the story of the Persian hero Rustam, and here too, although assumed to be of historical times, his adventures are part of Persian myths.
		The reader should note that in comparing Persian and Indian words, they often can be simply related by recognizing that the Persian "h" is equivalent to the Indian "s".
		The incompleteness of Persian mythology means that its main usefulness is in combination with Indian legends.
	www.zianet.com /docdavey/persianmyth.htm (2500 words)

	Persian Mythology
		The roots of Persian mythology lie in the steppes of southern Russia and Central Asia.
		Their mythology had much in common with that of the early Hindus and probably developed from a common Indo-European source.
		For this reason, Ahura Mazda, the Wise Lord, was the supreme deity of Persian mythology.
	www.mythencyclopedia.com /Pa-Pr/Persian-Mythology.html (1553 words)

	Persian language at AllExperts
		Persian is a member of the Indo-European family of languages, within that family to the satem-languages family, and within that family it belongs to the Indo-Iranian branch.
		The Academy of Persian Language and Literature has argued in an official pronouncement [2] that the name "Persian" is more appropriate, as it has the longer tradition in the western languages and better expresses the role of the language as a mark of cultural and national continuity.
		Modern Persian is normally written using a modified variant of the Arabic alphabet with different pronunciation of the letters.
	en.allexperts.com /e/p/pe/persian_language.htm (2031 words)

	Persian miniature Summary
		Persian miniatures evolved in Iran during the rule of the Turkic Seljuk dynasty (1038–1157 CE).
		The themes of Persian miniature are mostly related to the Persian mythology and poetry.
		It is difficult to trace the origins of the art of Persian miniature, as it reached its peak mainly during the Mongol and Timurid periods (13th - 16th Century).
	www.bookrags.com /Persian_miniature (1733 words)

	ancient Persian mythology - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		The association of the Lady and the Unicorn, and the hunting mythology of the Caucasus.
		Persian nationalism and the campaign for language purification.
		Mythology and Foklore of the Hui: A Muslim Chinese People.(Review)
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1O142-Persianmythologyancient.html (574 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		By Persian mythology is meant the myths and sacred narratives of the culturally and linguistically related group of ancient peoples who inhabited the Iranian Plateau and its borderlands, as well as areas of Central Asia from the Black Sea to Khotan (modern Ho-t'ien, China).
		Persian myths are traditional tales and stories of ancient origin, some involving extraordinary or supernatural beings.
		Moreover, Angra Mainyu or Ahriman in Persian, once the Zoroastrian epitome of evil, lost its original Zoroastrian/Mazdaist identity in later Persian literature, and was ultimately depicted as a div.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Persian_mythology (738 words)

	Culture of Iran: Borrowed Ideas; Persian Roots of Christian Traditions
		In the old Persian mythology, Mitra (Mithra, Mehr), the God of love, friendship, and light, the sun-god, was miraculously born from a rock by a river or stream on this longest night of the year.
		As a sacred and powerful caste, Zoroastrians ruled the Persian Empire in the 6th century B.C.; they continued to have a dominating religious influence on the subsequent kings of Persia and were still powerful at the time of the birth of Christ.
		The connection of the Magi with astrology and their Persian origin is all that is known of the Magi ("wise men" in most English Bibles, "astrologers" in the new English Bible).
	www.iranchamber.com /culture/articles/persian_roots_christian_traditions.php (2092 words)

	Suchmaschine
		By Persian mythology is meant the myths and sacred narratives of the culturally and linguistically related group of ancient peoples who inhabited the Iranian Plateau and its borderlands, as well as areas of Central Asia from the Black Sea to Khotan (modern Ho-t'ien, China).
		Persian myths are traditional tales and stories of ancient origin, some involving extraordinary or supernatural beings.
		The resultant discord mirrors the ancient conflict, which in Persian mythology is based on the Zoroastrian concept of the dual emanation of Ahura Mazda (Avestan, or Ormuzd in later Persian).
	www.dmoz.ch /lexikon.cgi?sprache=en&q=Persian_mythology (838 words)

	Persian Months, origin of the names
		The names of the 12 Persian months are taken from the ancient Zoroastrian texts and the origins are deeply rooted in their belief system.
		Mar (marg in modern Persian) means death, ‘a’ at the beginning of any word changes the meaning into the opposite.
		In Persian-Islamic mythology Tir (Attarod in Arabic) is still the lord of scribe (Setareh Dabir).
	www.iranonline.com /festivals/Persian-months/index.html (1008 words)

	Age of Mythology Persian Civilization
		The Persian scout, the Kavi or Seer, is a woman with a lantern who can see great distances and is incredibly fast.
		Persian Villagers, Workers, drop off resources at Varas, which are also houses.
		The Persian Titan is a Djinn, a winged man who rains fire on his enemies.
	www.geocities.com /secretdiariesmaster/persianciv.html (1025 words)

	Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (NELC)
		In Persian 103, Intermediate Persian I, students begin consolidating skills in conversational and social Farsi, master the last third of the required text of 101 and 102, acquire an active vocabulary of 2,200 words, begin to read shorter, annotated literary texts, and write simple expository prose of about a page in length.
		The aim of the course is for the student to become acquainted with a number of representative works of Persian literature, to identify enduring themes in the literature, and to see the ways in which modern Persian literature has grown from its classical origins.
		By the end of the course, students ought to have sufficient familiarity with the requirements and parameters of literary analysis; the specific character of Persian literature and its audience; and the challenges to interpretation posed by the peculiarities of Persian culture and tradition.
	nelc.osu.edu /courses/Persian.cfm (1752 words)

	Persia & Creation of Judaism; Book 4. Sacred History or Phony History? - Genesis Myths, Mesopotamian Mythology - ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The “old serpent having two feet”, of Persian mythology, is Ahriman, the Evil Spirit, whence the association of Satan and the serpent in Jewish and Christian theology.
		This bull was poisoned by Ahriman, but its seed was carried, by the ox-soul of the dying animal to the moon, “where it is continually purified and fecundated by the warmth and light of the sun, to become the germ of all creatures”.
		Madai’s Japhethic descent is based on the Persian royal court’s reworking of the Athenian Greek Medus myth, used by Datis, Darius I’s Median general, in 490 BC to justify the invasion of Greece.
	www.cais-soas.com /CAIS/Religions/non-iranian/judaism/persian_judaism/book4/pt7.htm (7838 words)

	mythold
		Richard McLaughlin's Mythology Notes present descriptions of gods, summaries of myths, and some historical material on the mythologies of the Ancient Near East, Persia, Scandinavia, and the Celts.
		Canaanite/Ugaritic Mythology FAQ This page contains a description of the pantheon of the people refered to as Canaanites in the Bible, as recovered from the city of Ugarit in what is now western Syria.
		Hittite Mythology REF This page contains a description of the pantheon, and history of the Hittites, who drew heavily upon the pantheon of their neighbors the Hurrians.
	www.angelfire.com /biz2/pcsnewark/myths.html (8496 words)

	Persian (Zoroastrian) Mythology in Fantasy and Science Fiction
		Tolkien's invented mythology follows Christian monotheism as in it all begins from One God, Eru Iluvatar, and evil is the result of the fall of Melkor, known after his fall as the first Dark Lord, Morgoth, as in Christianity it is the result of the fall of Lucifer and Adam.
		I think that as a mythology it is better expressive of the nature of the world than more famous religions like Christianity or Islam even though I myself cannot treat it as literally true.
		Zoroaster is represented as a Persian prince who is a subject of the famous Persian king Darius and a pupil of the Hebrew prophet Daniel.
	www.mv.helsinki.fi /home/mtoksanen/persian.html (6613 words)

	Iran Politics Club: Persian Mythology, Gods & Goddesses - Part 2 - Ahreeman X
		According to Persian Mythology, Anahita is the Immaculate Virgin Mother of Mitra.
		Karshipta was sent to spread the faith of Ahura Mazda to the men who were gathered to protect themselves from the harsh winter that was to destroy the mankind.
		The Paris (Pari is singular and Paris are plural) are Persian spirits of great beauty who guide the mortals on their way to the Land of the Blessed.
	iranpoliticsclub.net /culture-language/mythology2/index.htm (2057 words)

	Figuring Out How Roman Mythology Got So Darned Mixed Up:Dummies
		After her, Egypt became a province of Rome, and Roman stuff got mixed in with the Greek stuff that was mixed in with the Egyptian stuff.
		The Eastern Persians, the ones in Iran, were Zoroastrian.
		Mithra, even though he was Persian, was super popular with Romans, so much so that he became, essentially, a Roman god, under the name Mithras.
	www.dummies.com /WileyCDA/DummiesArticle/id-1240.html (1173 words)

	Jewish Mythology
		Persian mythology also tended to be more graphic than average (in one myth it describes someone cooking a dog's heart for a cure to some ailment, then a bear ripping someone limb from limb).
		The next myth is one about the plight of the Persian Jews under one of their many oppressors.
		A powerful noble begins to preach regarding early "ethnic cleansing." He decrees that the Jews (as well as other ethnic minorities) are an infestation that should be assimilated, exiled, or killed.
	www.studyworld.com /newsite/ReportEssay/literature/Mythology/Jewish_Mythology-32946.htm (799 words)

	ajabanzabAn.com invites you to unfold your own myth. Persian mythology for inspiration.
		The Purpose of Mythology and Literature in Cultural Decision-Making
		Of course, there exists the famous myth in Persian literature, the story of Rustam and Sohrab.
		In both stories, a father and a son are separated at the birth of the son...to be continued.
	www.ajabanzaban.com /culture/mythology.html (481 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Persian mythology
		The beliefs and practices of the culturally and linguistically related group of ancient peoples who inhabited the Iranian Plateau and its borderlands, as well as areas of Central Asia from the Black Sea to Khotan (modern Ho-t'ien, China), form Persian mythology.
		Much of the information about Persian (old-Iranian) gods can be found in the religious texts from Zarathushtra (Zoroaster) such as the Avesta, and in later sources such as the Bundahishn and the Denkard.
		The original Avesta dates back to 1400 - 1200 BCE, and was kept in Istakhr until Alexander of Macedon destroyed it.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Persian_mythology (280 words)

	Dahak — FactMonster.com
		According to Persian mythology, the ages of the world are divided into periods of 1,000 years.
		When the cycle of “chiliasms” (1,000-year periods) is complete, the reign of Ormuzd will begin, and men will be all good and all happy; but this event will be preceded by the loosing of Dahak, who will break his chain and fall upon the world, and bring on man the most dreadful calamities.
		According to Persian mythology, the ages of the world are divided into...
	www.factmonster.com /dictionary/brewers/dahak.html (159 words)

	300 the movie
		Of course this was only possible with the massive support of the Persian blogosphere who linked to us (4,257 incoming links and counting).
		This native of Isfahan's style is strongly representative of the prevalent theme among Persian illustrators: A lot of substance, an almost philosophical approach to illustration, and strong Eastern European influences.
		Rostam is an epic heroic character in Persian literature and mythology.
	300themovie.info (941 words)

	Zoroastrian (ancient Iranian or Persian mythology) 1. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Then the major brothers with envy have killed him (an ideological substantiation of enmity of Iran and Turan).
		Here is pertinent to remind, that Middle Persian 'Faridoon' in more ancient Avesta traditions sounded as 'Traetaona'.
		There is on this picture a winged image of the supreme god of Zoroastrianism mythology - Ahura Mazda.
	ccc.domaindlx.com /myths/Zoroastrian2.htm (531 words)

	Myths and Legends - frames
		Mythology Notes present descriptions of gods, summaries of myths, and some historical material on the mythologies of the Ancient Near East, Persia, Scandinavia, and the Celts.
		Ancient Egypt: the Mythology contains extensive descriptions of the deities, retellings of the myths, and essays on the region.
		Dazhdbog in Russian mythology Summary and excerpts from Dazhdbog's tale with commentary by Sergei Naumov.
	home.comcast.net /~chris.s/myth.html (11969 words)

	Myths and Legends - frames
		The Goddess in World Mythology she presents images of those paintings along with brief descriptions of those deities.
		Sumerian Mythology FAQ This page contains a description of the pantheon and cosmology of the Sumerians, who lived in what is now southern Iraq over 4000 years ago.
		Finnish Mythology A brief introduction to the topic by Pirjo Joki.
	www.myths.com /pub/myths/myth.html (12212 words)

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		Alborz (in Persian Ø§ÙØ¨Ø±Ø²), also written as Alburz or Elburz, is a mountain range in northern Iran stretching from the borders of Armenia in the northwest to the southern end of the Caspian (Mazandaran) Sea, and ending in the east at the borders of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.
		The largest mountain in the Middle East, Mount Damavand, is located in the range.
		In Middle Persian, HarÄ BÉrÉzaitÄ« became Harborz, Modern Persian Alborz, which is cognate with Elbrus
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Alborz (311 words)

	Persian mythology - Definition, explanation
		The current version dates from the 13th or 14th century, and contains only a fragment of the original text.
		Unlike many other mythologies, Persian mythology has only 2 main gods: Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu.
		A personal essay describing basic concepts of this Persian religion and the possible connection between it and Germanic mythology.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/p/pe/persian_mythology.php (281 words)

	Behind the Name: Near Eastern Mythology Names
		The names listed here occur in the mythologies of the Near East.
		Modern Persian form of Kshathra Vairya meaning "desirable power" in Avestan...
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	www.behindthename.com /nmc/nea-myth.php (210 words)

	Encyclopedia Mythica: mythology, folklore, and religion.
		Please enter the award-winning internet encyclopedia of mythology, folklore, and religion.
		The mythology section is divided to six geographical regions: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania.
		Each region has many clearly defined subdivisions that will ease your search.
	www.pantheon.org (235 words)

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