A Comparative Study of the Labors of Mythical Heroes in the Epics of Different Nations: Case Study of Persian, Greek and Indian Myths

Subject Areas : Persian language and literature texts

Somaye Taghizadeh Samrin ¹ , Abolghasem Radfar ² , Ali Reza Shabanlu ³ , Faranak Jahangard ⁴

1 - PhD student, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Research Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Professor of the Department of Persian Language and Literature, Research Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran.
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Research Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2021-03-01 Accepted : 2021-04-28 Published : 2023-12-22

Keywords: Myth, Persian, Hindi, Greek, labor,

Abstract :

Mythical heroes appear in various forms; However, they often have the same story and go through the same steps. Labor and narratives related to it are one of the common themes of many world myths and it is usually one of the turning points of narratives and one of the most important motivational contexts of the hero for the initial action of narratives. Mythological tests are performed for various purposes and not only for heroes and heroines; Rather, in some myths they have been dedicated to the gods. The path of heroism of mythical brilliant characters passes through physical and spiritual trials. The test is one of the mirrors that existed among all the myths of the nations and has a history with its own myth. The test subjects, who are mostly from the class of heroes in mythology, sometimes accept the test voluntarily, such as Rostam and Esfandiar, sometimes, like Hercules and Ulysses, undergo the test out of compulsion and receive a flood of intervention from their supernatural forces. It takes another test. Tests are sometimes not accepted and the examiner has to pass another test instead of the unaccepted test. The heroes who are unquestionably tested are myths, each without exception suffering the test of purity and innocence; The wrestlers, where the test of ability is involved and must show the strength of their arm, try according to the difficulties and pass them successfully. This descriptive-analytical study answers the question that what are the similarities and differences between the comparative study of the labors of myths in the epics of different nations?

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