Could Zahak Be Identified as A Female?

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ARDESTANI ROSTAMI HAMID REZA

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Journal: JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF LETTERS AND HUMANITIES (KERMAN) Year:2017 | Volume:20 | Issue:41 Page(s): 25-50

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Could Zahak Be Identified as A Female?

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ZahakQ2

Manichean female greedQ1

MardianagQ1

InfertilityQ1

ArnavazQ1

NagiQ1

TiamatQ1

Abstract

Though Zahak is called the male dragon, he can be considered as female based on some signs which are presented in the following: 1. The greed demon is female in Manicheanism; therefore, Zahak could be female as well; in Shahnameh, as his reward for Zahak’ s services, Satan kissed his shoulder which is usually kissed by an intimate relative of the opposite sex; this is a sign of Zahak’ s unusual sex; 2. Zahak of Shahnameh and the female Mordianag in Manicheanism are both agents of Evil aiming at eliminating man from the world; their common goal could be a sing of their same sex; 3. After years of living thgether, Shahrnaz and Arnavaz have no child by Zahak which could be a sign of his impotency; 4. Some researchers believe that the word Arnavaz which is referred to as a female noun in Avestan Yashts, is the adjective for Azhdahakeh separated from it and brought in texts as a woman called Arnavaz; 5. Another researcher compares Zahac with his counterpart in Buddhism, Nagi, who has two snakes on his shoulders and is a female; 6. Azhidahak of Avesta rose from water, and Azhdahak of Bondahesh in Sepidroud of Azerbaijan seeks his wishes from demons and Evil; he brings about chaos in the cosmic order and destroys social classes; features that can be seen in the case of Tiamat, the Mesopotamian goddess; 7. Some Islamic texts have written that Zahak behaves as a woman.

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ARDESTANI ROSTAMI, HAMID REZA. (2017). Could Zahak Be Identified as A Female?. JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF LETTERS AND HUMANITIES (KERMAN), 20(41 ), 25-50. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/26854/en

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ARDESTANI ROSTAMI HAMID REZA. Could Zahak Be Identified as A Female?. JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF LETTERS AND HUMANITIES (KERMAN)[Internet]. 2017;20(41 ):25-50. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/26854/en

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HAMID REZA ARDESTANI ROSTAMI, “Could Zahak Be Identified as A Female?,” JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF LETTERS AND HUMANITIES (KERMAN), vol. 20, no. 41 , pp. 25–50, 2017, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/26854/en

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