A comparative and analytical study of the goddess (mother of the gods) in the myth of ancient Iran and Greece

Subject Areas : Archaeology

Mohammad Taghi Fazeli ¹ (Departmen of history,shoushtar Branch,Islamic Azad university ,shoushtar,Iran)

Received: 2023-05-22 Accepted : 2023-07-27 Published : 2023-08-16

Keywords: Iran, Myth, Greece, mother of god. comparison,

Abstract :

Myth had been special importance in the  ancient times because myth gave identity to the religion, culture and national literature of each ethnic group. Goddesses ( elahe) had been great importance in the beliefs of the ancient people. Most of these gods and goddesses were women and they were called the goddess or mother of God. The belief in the fertility and the struggle for the survival of women have manifested in symbols and myths. But in later periods, the position of woman has  transferred from the mother of God to the wife of God and the position  after the male god has been  drawn gradually from social scenes into homes. In this paper   has tried to study the comparison and  analysis  of  Goddesses   special in  the culture of Greece  and iran relying on the  avestan and pahlavic arabic,latin  with the historical methodes. The findings of the research has showed that women had a high position and dignity in the mythological culture of the people of Iran and Greece and  they were worshiped as "Mother of God" among the people and based on this belief, temples and places of worship were dedicated to themselves. we conclude that the woman has had a high position  in the mythical culture  of Greece and Iranian people. And  goddess as mother of god has worshoiped among the people  and based on ths belif , the altars  and temples   have been assigned by her.