Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 16، number In Volume 1، Apeil 2023 ، issue Number 83

The Role of Water in invulnerability epic of Esfandiar, comparing with Siegfriedan and Achilles

Fereshte Divar , Manouchehr Akbari (Author in Charge)

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The myth and thought of the upper body, which has an ancient root, can be an allusion to the human desire to remain invulnerable, immortal and eternal life, and it reveals the human need for immortality and bravery. Man, as a living being, when he realized that death and nothingness threatens his life, he decided to find a way to get rid of death. This issue created the ideal of immortality and the appearance of the body became the long-standing desire to remain immortal. In this research, an attempt has been made to investigate the relationship between the element of water and Esfandiar"s physical appearance in comparison to Siegfried and Achilles.

METHODOLOGY: The current research is a theoretical study that was carried out in a descriptive and analytical way.

FINDINGS: Some bodies are transformed by gods and superhuman beings with elements such as water and fire. In the myths of nations, there are many stories of super-body myths that often share many points, and one of these commonalities is the role of water in the super-body. Esfandiar has a special place in the Shahnameh with his mythological, religious, heroic, and epic role. The most important physical superiority of Esfandiar is the prophetic breathing in the water of Dahiti River by Zoroaster (a guardian and spiritual personality) that Esfandiar becomes a new body due to the spread of the Behi religion by washing himself in the holy water spring, and if during purification and washing his eyes It didn"t close, it didn"t have vulnerable parts and it remains eternal and immortal.

CONCLUSION: In comparing the physical appearance of Esfandiar, the Iranian hero, who had a human frame, with Siegfried, the hero of the German Nibelungen epic, who had a demigod example, and Achilles, the Greek hero, who had a godlike example, it is clear that Esfandiar"s physical appearance is due to the following reasons. It has precedence over other mythological characters: 1) Esfandiar Pahlavi is a clean body; 2) Humanity is human; 3) He is a powerful prince; 4) His body is covered with holy water; (5) His bodily fluids have been sanctified by breathing prophetic breath; 6) His physical appearance was the reward for the spread of religion; 7) Holy water is a symbol of transformation and positive transformation; 8) Otenha was the person who chose Ruin-Teni.

Keyword
Water , invulnerability , Immortality، Esfandiar , Siegfried , Achilles

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