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In the Persian epic of Shahnameh Div-e Sepid, or Div-e Sefid ({{lang-fa|دیو سپید}} or {{lang|fa|دیو سفید}}, lit. White Demon), is the chieftain of the Divs (demons) of Mazandaran. He is a huge being. He possesses great physical strength and is skilled in sorcery and necromancy. He destroys the army of Kay Kavus by conjuring a dark storm of hail, boulders, and tree trunks using his magical skills. He then captures Kay Kavus, his commanders, and paladins; blinds them, and imprisons them in a dungeon. The greatest Persian mythical hero Rostam undertakes his "Seven Labors" to free his sovereign. At the end, Rostam slays Div-e Sefid and uses his heart and blood to cure the blindness of the king and the captured Persian heroes. Rostam also takes the Div's head as a helmet and is often pictured wearing it.[1] "White Devil" alternative viewsIt is written in the Journal of the Royal Central Asian Society that the struggle between Rostam and the white demon represents a struggle between Persians and invaders from the north, from the Caspian provinces.[2] The Div Sefid is believed by Joseph J. Reed to have been a northern prince.[3] Warner believes that he is a personification of the Mazandaranians, who by their climate are an unhealthy pale colour.[4] Some scholars hold the opinion that these divs of Mazandaran are merely wild people of the forest.[5] Others are of the opinion that they are a group of enemy kings of ancient Mazandaran (which might have been different from its modern location) and Tabaristan.[6] Alexander Krappe theorized that Ahriman himself was believed to have white skin.[7] P. Molesworth Sykes believes that the name "White Div" represents a white nation.[8] According to one source Zal spoke of the horrid race of white-skinned people.[9] This however contradicts with the fact that Zal was an albino himself [10] References1. ^{{cite book|title=Persian Myths|author=Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis|year=1993|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=0-292-71158-1}} 2. ^Journal of the Royal Central Asian Society By Royal Central Asian Society 3. ^P. 23 Outlines of universal history: in three parts; with a copious index to each part, showing the correct mode of pronouncing every name mentioned ... by Joseph J Reed 4. ^P. 507 Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics Part 16 By James Hastings 5. ^The Wild Rue: A Study of Muhammadan Magic and Folklore in Iran By Bess Allen Donaldson 6. ^P. 120 World Of Myths By Felipe Fernández-Armesto 7. ^Alexander H. Krappe 'Albinos and Albinism in Iranian Tradition' Folklore Vol. 55, No. 4 (December 1944) pp. 170-4 8. ^P. 137 A History of Persia By Percy Molesworth Sykes 9. ^P. 121 Myths of the Hero: With 105 Illustrations by Norma Lorre Goodrich 10. ^Encyclopædia Iranica, "Zal", E. Yarshater External links{{Commons category|Div-e-Sepid}}{{Shahnameh}} 5 : Demons|Daevas|Persian literature|Persian mythology|Shahnameh characters |
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