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Zahhak
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Also known as Zahhāk, Zahak, Zahāk, Azhi Dahāka, Dahāg, Bēvar Asp, Aži Dahāka, azdahāg

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Zahāk
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A personification of evil in Iranian legend
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Persian miniature depiction of Zahhak in the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp, from either 1525 or 1535
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Zahhak
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ضَحّاک
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Contents
  • Etymology and derived words
  • Aži Dahāka (Dahāg) in Zoroastrian literature
  • Zahhak in the Shahname
  • Zahhāk in Persia
  • Zahhāk the Emperor
  • Revolution against Zahhāk
  • Zahhak in Islamic histories prior to the Shahname
  • Place names
  • In popular culture
  • Legacy
  • Other dragons in Iranian tradition
  • The Aži/Ahi in Indo-Iranian tradition
  • Adaptations
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Further reading
  • External links

thumb|Zahhak awakens in terror from his nightmare at the birth of Fereydun.

Zahāk is a personification of evil in Iranian mythology and historiography. In the Avesta and Zoroastrian tradition, Zahāk (going under the name Aži Dahāka) is considered the son of Ahriman, the foe (though ultimately subservient) of Ahura Mazda. In the Shāhnāmeh of Ferdowsi, Zahāk is the son of an Arab ruler named Merdās.

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