Kay Khosrow’s Eternity and Farrah in Zoroastrian Religious Texts

Document Type : Research Paper

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Assistant professor, Department of Eastern Religions, Faculty of Religions, University of Religions and Denominations.Qom, Iran

10.22034/jrr.2022.306669.1924

Abstract

In ancient Iranian myths, many kings are named who possessed many attributes. Among them Kay Khosrow was distinctive as innumerable attributes are mentioned for him, which depict him as a human with “Farrah” (Divine Splendor) and a perfect human. One of his main characteristics setting him apart from other legendary kings of ancient Iran was the story of his eternity. There is no trace of this part of the story in the Avesta, but it still depicts the period of his monarchy as brilliant. The story of eternity is more prominent in other religious texts of Zoroastrianism.

In the myths of ancient Iran, many kings were mentioned who had many features and characteristics.

One of the most important features and characteristics as well as his differences with other mythical kings of ancient Iran is the story of his immortality. We do not find any trace of this part of the story in the Avesta, but there we will find his reign very brilliant, and in other Zoroastrian religious texts this story appears and has a greater effect.

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