The Concept of Lie in Ancient Persia

Subject Areas : Mytho

Shervin Vakīlī ¹ (Professor at the University of Tehran)

Received: 2015-05-25 Accepted : 2015-05-25 Published : 2010-09-23

Keywords: Truth, Bistun Inscription, Lie, Political Domination, Cyrus the Great,

Abstract :

  By studying the concept of lie in the Gathas, Avesta and the Bistun inscription, the present article considers the evolution of this concept in ancient Persia, the Achaemenian period, and its relation with political structures of that period. The present article tries to show that in ancient Persian civilization, the concept of lie is not only the central topic of ethics but it also plays a role in political arena.   Keywords:Lie, Truth, Political Domination, Bistun inscription, Cyrus the Great.