![]() It is cognate to the Vedic Sanskrit word ahi, "snake", and without a sinister implication. In the Shāhnāmah of Ferdowsi, Zahhāk is the son of a ruler named Merdās.Īži (nominative ažiš) is the Avestan word for "serpent" or "dragon". In Zoroastrianism, Zahhak (going under the name Aži Dahāka) is considered the son of Ahriman, the foe of Ahura Mazda. In Middle Persian he is called Dahāg ( Persian: دهاگ) or Bēvar Asp ( Persian: بیور اسپ) the latter meaning "he who has 10,000 horses". ![]() Zahhāk or Zahāk ( pronounced ) ( Persian: ضحّاک), also known as Zahhak the Snake Shoulder ( Persian: ضحاک ماردوش, romanized: Zahhāk-e Mārdoush), is an evil figure in Persian mythology, evident in ancient Persian folklore as Azhi Dahāka ( Persian: اژی دهاک), the name by which he also appears in the texts of the Avesta. ![]() Zahhak awakens in terror from his nightmare at the birth of Fereydun.
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