Jāme-Jam in Persian literature

Subject Areas : Mytho

جمیله اعظمیان بیدگل ¹ (مربی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی ـ واحد تهران جنوب)

Received: 2015-05-25 Accepted : 2015-05-25 Published : 2009-12-22

Keywords: Jāme-Jam, The Cup of Jamshid, Jām-e Kei-khosrow, Monjik of Tirmazi, Saghare Jām,

Abstract :

    In Persian mythology, Jāme-Jam (the cup of Jamshid, Jam-e Kei-khosrow) is the symbol of prediction that was for long possessed by the rulers of ancient Greater Iran. It was believed that one could observe all the four corners of the universe by looking into it. Monjik of Tirmazi, the poet of the 4th century A.H., was the first to coin the term "Saghare Jām" (goblet of Jam) and after that it has been the subject of many Persian poems and stories. The present article tries to show the process of changing the concept of Jāme-Jam in Persian literature.