Gandarw is a dragon that Garshasp, the legendary Iranian paladin, killed him beside the Farakhkart sea. He appears as a dragon in the Avesta and Pahlavi books but he is viewed as a human being in the books of the Islamic period. Gandarw possesses divine attributes and is deemed to be a demigod in the Indian mythological traditions. As yet, there has not been any significant work to adequately address the relationship between both the human and supernatural aspects of the dragon and also the relationship between Gandarw and the Indic Gandharva. The present research is an attempt to study Gandarw as an aquatic creature and to relate its human aspect with water. It also intends to examine its role as a totem for ancient peoples in the Indo-European civilization.
Gorgij, J., & Ghaemi, F. (2013). Investigating the Relationship between the Human and Supernatural Aspects of Gandarw Dragon Based on Its Ties with Water. New Literary Studies, 46(2), 29-50. doi: 10.22067/jls.v46i2.18145
MLA
Jalal-al-din Gorgij; Farzad Ghaemi. "Investigating the Relationship between the Human and Supernatural Aspects of Gandarw Dragon Based on Its Ties with Water". New Literary Studies, 46, 2, 2013, 29-50. doi: 10.22067/jls.v46i2.18145
HARVARD
Gorgij, J., Ghaemi, F. (2013). 'Investigating the Relationship between the Human and Supernatural Aspects of Gandarw Dragon Based on Its Ties with Water', New Literary Studies, 46(2), pp. 29-50. doi: 10.22067/jls.v46i2.18145
VANCOUVER
Gorgij, J., Ghaemi, F. Investigating the Relationship between the Human and Supernatural Aspects of Gandarw Dragon Based on Its Ties with Water. New Literary Studies, 2013; 46(2): 29-50. doi: 10.22067/jls.v46i2.18145
Send comment about this article