Persian Literature, Ancient and Modern

CHAPTER IV.

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PERSIAN MYTHOLOGY.

THE COMMON SOURCE OF MYTHOLOGY—MYTHICAL MOUNTAINS—RIVERS— 86 MYTHICAL BIRDS—AHŪRA MAZDA—ATAR—THE STORM GOD—YIMA—THE CHINVAT BRIDGE—MITHRA—RÉSUMÉ

DIVISION II.—PERIOD OF THE ZEND-AVESTA.