White Div

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White Div is a monstrous demon from Persian mythology, best known as a powerful adversary defeated by the hero Rostam in the Shahnameh.

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White Div canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Persian mythological creature
Shahnameh character
mythological demon
alignment evil
alsoKnownAs Div-e Sefid
White Demon
appearsIn Shahnameh
associatedTheme victory of heroism over demonic forces
associatedWith Mazandaran
linked to: Mazandaran Province

dark magic
associatedWork Epic of Shahnameh
linked to: Shahnameh
basedIn mythical Mazandaran
bodyUsedFor curing the blindness of Kay Kavus and his men
color white
creator Ferdowsi
culture Persian mythology
linked to: Iranian mythology
defeatedBy Rostam
defeatedIn Rostam’s Seven Labors
depictedAs giant humanoid monster
terrifying white-skinned demon
enemyOf Rostam
genre epic literature
hasInfluenceOn later Persian demonology depictions
hasOriginIn Greater Iranian folklore
linked to: Greater Iran
killedBy Rostam
killedByMethod Rostam cutting open his body
killedIn Rostam’s Seven Labors
languageOfOrigin Persian
literaryPeriod 10th–11th century Persian epic
literarySourceLanguage Classical Persian
medium poetry
mentionedIn Book of Kings
mythologicalTradition Iranian
narrativeFunction test of Rostam’s heroism
notableFor battle with Rostam
being a powerful div of Mazandaran
blinding the king of Iran and his army
monstrous strength
opponent Kay Kavus
opposes heroes of Iran
regionInMyth Mazandaran
linked to: Mazandaran Province
role antagonist
species div
symbolism embodiment of chaos
enemy of Iranian order
workType character in a national epic

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Kay Kavus imprisonedBy White Div