Shiraz University Journal of Poetry Studies (boostan Adab) 2008-8183 17 1 2025 04 21 An analyzing the transformations of Fereydon's narratives from Avesta to Naqali scrolls An analyzing the transformations of Fereydon's narratives from Avesta to Naqali scrolls 35 54 7808 10.22099/jba.2024.47533.4407 FA Mahmoud Rezaei Dasht Arzhaneh Prof in Persian Language and Literature of Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran Seyyedeh Zahra Malekpoor PhD student in Persian Language and Literature of Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran 0009-0004-0429-8112 Journal Article 2024 06 03 After analyzing the narrations of Fereydun in the Avesta and pre-Islamic texts, the Shahnameh, the histories of the Islamic period, and the Naqali scrolls, it became clear that although in general, the narrations of these texts are similar with the Shahnameh, there are some transformations in these texts compared with the Shahnameh. we can see that this is either the result of different sources of these traditions, or the result of interferences that have made their way to these texts by moving away from the mythological context of the narration. Among these metamorphoses, the following can be mentioned: Simorgh, Zahak and resurrection, The War of the Magicians and Breaking Zahak's Spell, Zahak's Death, Kaveh's Friendship Plan with Zahak, Nimrod of Jamshid (Feridon), Zahak's Flight, lovely Zahak, Zahak and volcano, Bermayan and milk of science, Fereydon's Horse Riding, Iraj / Bahram Abarkoohi's Daughter / Shahnawaz / Irandekht, Fereydon's Three Pours and the Connection with the Daughters of the King of Egypt and Triple Conditions, Mirab's Conspiracy, Fereydon's Flight, Fereydon's enchantment, dividing the world with a bow and arrow, Iraj's blackmailing of Salm and Tour, the sin of Fereydon and Toraj, Kushak and Farkushak. After analyzing the narrations of Fereydun in the Avesta and pre-Islamic texts, the Shahnameh, the histories of the Islamic period, and the Naqali scrolls, it became clear that although in general, the narrations of these texts are similar with the Shahnameh, there are some transformations in these texts compared with the Shahnameh. we can see that this is either the result of different sources of these traditions, or the result of interferences that have made their way to these texts by moving away from the mythological context of the narration. Among these metamorphoses, the following can be mentioned: Simorgh, Zahak and resurrection, The War of the Magicians and Breaking Zahak's Spell, Zahak's Death, Kaveh's Friendship Plan with Zahak, Nimrod of Jamshid (Feridon), Zahak's Flight, lovely Zahak, Zahak and volcano, Bermayan and milk of science, Fereydon's Horse Riding, Iraj / Bahram Abarkoohi's Daughter / Shahnawaz / Irandekht, Fereydon's Three Pours and the Connection with the Daughters of the King of Egypt and Triple Conditions, Mirab's Conspiracy, Fereydon's Flight, Fereydon's enchantment, dividing the world with a bow and arrow, Iraj's blackmailing of Salm and Tour, the sin of Fereydon and Toraj, Kushak and Farkushak. https://jba.shirazu.ac.ir/article_7808_14a6208d03448912c449abed1b555dd9.pdf