Study of the mythological motif of the volcano in romantic poems of Homay-o-Homayoun, Gol-o-Norooz, Jamshid-o-Khorshid and Mehr-o-Mah

Subject Areas : Persian Language and Literature

samaneh abbasi ¹ , hasan tabatabii ² , esmat esmaeili ³

1 - student of persian language and literature in semnan university
2 - master of persian language and literature in semanan university
3 - master of persian language and literature in semnan university

Received: 2018-08-06 Accepted : 2019-03-08 Published : 2019-02-20

Keywords: romantic poem, Myth, dragon, volcano, mythological motif,

Abstract :

The eternal mythological motifs with flexibility and deep extensive meanings, ever exist in the various narratives according to their contents and also to the intellectual and social characteristics of the different periods. They also maintain that beliefs which are the bases of the narratives forming. Volcano is one of these motifs which transfigures as a dragon or a daemon. Struggle of the main character with this daemon is interpreted as his bravery, his competency to achieve the goal and also as a benediction upon the others. This ancient motif which is related to the Aryan mythology, not only exist in the epic narratives, but also it is possible to see its displaced samples in some of the romantic poems. In this essay, the mythological motif of the volcano has been studied in these four romantic poems: Homay-o-Homayoun, Gol-o-Norooz, jamshid-o-khorshid, Mehr-o-Mah. Also, this motif in the romantic poems is compared with its role in the epic narratives. So, the dynamic current of the myths in the non-epic texts will be proved.