Persian Mythology

This volume in Lucent?s Mythology and Culture Worldwide series looks at Persian Mythology, drawing connections between ancient Persian culture and its myths, explaining how the beliefs, values, and experiences of that culture are represented in its treasured stories. Origin/creation stories, early gods, mythical kings and heroes, and Zoroastrianism are all covered. This volume has a map of ancient Persia, a visual organizer grouping major characters into types (gods, heroes, etc.), a table of major characters with name pronunciations and brief descriptions, a glossary, sidebars, fact boxes, and bibliography of sources for further study, and a subject index.