accounts and narratives of the ancient iranian texts and sources of the islamic period concerning fereydun indicate that this iranian dragon-slayer hero has been known for his three powers, that is “fighting powers,” “medical skills,” and “sorcery arts”. on the other hand, his name, fereydun (middle persian “frēdōn”, avestan “θraētaona-“), seems to mean “the owner of three powers” or “the one w...