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In Zoroastrianism, the world that is experiencing a phase of eternal perfection will reach to the ultimate perfection with the help Soshiyanet. And, immortality from the seam of Zoroaster or from the creed of Iranian mythological heroes of the resurrection will help in eternal doom. There are direct link between the return of many of the immortals and their reaching to the stage of immortality in mountains that are the nearest natural places in the Persian mythology to numinous, are directly related. A number of these immortals are manifested in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh although tampered with in cases of being mythical. Additionally, a number of immortal forts located on high mountains and according to.
Mazdysna, there is no way for death and destruction were put into consideration.
Taking into account these two dictums, the current paper tries to discuss immortality legends and their relations with mountains as well as study changing forms of these legends in Ferdousi’s Shahnameh which is the most invaluable texts after Islam that has reflected a number of pre-Islamic Iranian legends.

Keywords: Legend, Mountain, Ferdousi’s Shahnamh, Immortality, Immortal Places

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