Myth Madness: A Mythology Podcast
Myths from around the world with some history on the people and civilizations that told them.
Myth Madness: A Mythology Podcast
Afrasyab’s Wars Against Iran
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Nathan Rutherford
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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Up to now the Shahnameh largely focused on conflicts between the forces of good and evil with evil being represented by monsters and strange otherworldly creatures. But now, the Shahnameh switches its approach, and the Iranian heroes will struggle against foreign human enemies.
This episode (80) introduces the feud between the neighbouring kingdoms of Iran (Persia) and Turan, and the destruction wrought by the wars between them.