Persian
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Persian mythic traditions include epic histories and heroic cycles preserved in classical literature. They integrate pre-Islamic themes and Islamic learning to articulate kingship, morality, and cosmic struggle.

Shahnameh
Ferdowsi
977-1010 CE
Persian

Avesta
Various
300-700 CE
Persian, Zoroastrian

Book of Dede Korkut
Anonymous
1500-1600 CE
Persian, Turkic

Bundahishn
Anonymous
800-1200 CE
Persian, Zoroastrian

Greater Bundahishn
Anonymous
800-1100 CE
Persian, Zoroastrian

Lesser Bundahishn
Anonymous
800-1200 CE
Persian, Zoroastrian

The Knight in the Panther's Skin
Shota Rustaveli
1196-1207 CE
Persian, Georgian

Book of Arda Viraf
Anonymous
300-700 CE
Persian, Zoroastrian

Denkard
Adurfarnbag ī Farruxzādān and Adurbad ī Emēdān
800-1000 CE
Persian, Zoroastrian

Kārnāmag-ī Ardashīr-ī Pābagān
Anonymous
500-700 CE
Persian

Ayādgār ī Zarērān
Anonymous
500-900 CE
Persian

Menog-i Khrad
Anonymous
500-900 CE
Persian, Zoroastrian

Nart Sagas
Anonymous
1800-2000 CE
Persian, North Caucasian

Zand-i Vohuman Yasn
Anonymous
800-1000 CE
Persian, Zoroastrian

Oghuz Khagan Epic
Anonymous
1200-1400 CE
Persian, Turkic