E. 148 Iranian Lore, Legends and Heroes

The Persian Version's A. Darius Kamali rejoins us to introduce us to Iranian mythology, which requires a bit of historical and religious context relating to Zoroastriasm, Mithras, Islam and others. Our focus then shifts to creatures or monsters ranging from the dragon to the manticore. Darius introduces us to several heroes of old; mythical and partly historic, As always, there is some comparing and contrasting with mainstream commodoties like Hercules, The Holy Grail, and Amazons. He also provides his insights into the current situation in Iran. As it turns out, the present is influenced by the past. Again.