Azhdaha
deity underworld Persian single tradition · 2
A gigantic winged serpent, roughly equivalent to a dragon.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Aziza, Azukiarai, Azukibabaa, Snake-Legged Goddess, Ayakashi, Ayakashi-no-ayashibi
- manifests as
- Zahhak
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Azhdaha (Persian) – Gigantic winged serpent, roughly equivalent to a dragon.”
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“The snakes which formed the limbs and grew out of the shoulders of Snake-Legged Goddess also linked her to the Zoroastrian chthonic monster Azhdaha, of whom a variant appears in later Persian literature as the villainous figure Zahhak, who had snakes growing from each shoulder.”
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