the art of qajar period includes many unique features and themes. one of the most exceptional features of qajar artworks (painting on tiles) is women motifs depicted at semiprivate and private spaces, at houses of nobilities, and palaces. qajar women in these paintings interact with foreign women’s identity and they have shown a new face of iranian women. the archi-myth of qajar period is inclu...

immortality and gaining eternal life are the man’s oldest desires. he extends these intra-desires on his champions of myths. champions of several myths and legends, experiment the eternal life differently, whiles death is the destiny of all. so, many believe that champions will be renewed after their symbolic death. yung looks on all champions’ lives as sun and assesses champions’ eternal retur...

identity is one of those symbols which are influenced by variety of factors. since civilization and culture consists of physical and spiritual manifestations left behind by the mankind throughout the history, the tools and the items used by them becomes extremely important when studying their culture. by studying the symbols and the myths which are reflection of the people who used these items,...

Iranian myths in children’s literature are the reflection of believers and principles of different groups and they are used as literary and artistic treasure house within the framework of children’s books. By using this method, a child cannot be taught directly while communication with the previous world acquaints with cultural history of epic literature and national myth. Nowadays most of the ...

poetry and myth are intertwined and most of the poets often live in the mythological spaces for moments. myths help poetry being prosperous and having multi-layered meaning through its symbolic expression. with the development and progress of science, the influence of myths in human societies decreased; however they have not generally lost their impact, especially in literature. so we are to fi...