Myth Madness
Myths from around the world with some history on the people and civilizations that told them.
Myth Madness
Garshasp the Dragon-Slayer
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Nathan Rutherford
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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This episode (69) introduces my retelling of the Garshaspnama, a Persian epic poem completed around 1066 AD. This work was likely inspired by the earlier Shahnameh but focuses on a completely different story. The Garshaspnama covers the exploits of a hero named Garshasp who is almost completely absent from the Shahnameh but who is very important in the even more ancient Zoroastrian Avesta. In this part, Garshasp faces a monstrous dragon and I discuss his Avestan counterpart.