1001 Mythical Creatures
of Iranian Cultures & Beyond
All | Deev | Jin | Deity | Local Lore
List of Local Lores based on Province | List of Deities and Demons
Xēyr Bar Kar | خیر بر کر
Xēyr Bar Kar – A benevolent Lak spirit who visits homes on Yalda Night to bring blessings and nourishment.
Hura | هورا
Hura – A radiant creator god of Kermanshah, Hura symbolizes life, creativity, and the sacred power of dawn.
Naznāz | نضناض
Naznāz – A smoke-breathing, human-faced serpent of the desert whose heart grants speech with animals.
Shah Veh | شَه وِه
Shah Veh – A postpartum-protecting spirit of Mahabad, repelled by sickles, knives, and constant light.
Pīrezan Mārku | پیرزن مارکو
Pīrezan Mārku – A terrifying old woman spirit from Hamadan who appears to frighten disobedient children.
Māraspand | مارسپند
Māraspand – A Zoroastrian deity of sacred speech, perception, and healing against demonic disease.
Āptār Jolī | آپتار جُلی
Āptār Jolī – A fearsome child-stealing entity said to abduct children from homes at night in Iranshahr.
Spazg | اسپزگ دیو
Spazg – A demon of slander in the Bundahishn who spreads lies and hatred through convincing speech.
Āj Ānghīrān | آج آنقیران
Āj Ānghīrān – A jinn from Tabriz that lives in holes and drags victims away with sudden noise and force.
Goje-Ferfer | گوجه فرفر
Goje-Ferfer – A mischievous boy who rides a tomato and punishes lazy children by boiling them.
Samand Eslar | سمند اسلار
Samand Eslar – A deadly two-headed serpent whose gaze alone kills, mentioned in wonder literature.
Tirg | تیرگ
Tirg – A sealed mud-brick tomb in Sistan where the dead may rise screaming, unseen and unheard.
Omme Xazra Va-Allīf | ام خضره و اللیف
Omme Xazra Va-Allīf – A leaf-haired old woman from Khuzestan said to kidnap children from palm groves.
Khāle Ghulak | خاله غولک
Khāle Ghulak – A ghostly female figure in Jahrom who steals newborns and haunts postpartum mothers.
Nasav/Nasu | نس دیو
Nasav/Nasu – A demon of decay in Zoroastrian belief who corrupts dead bodies and contaminates the living.
Parizad-e Derakhti | پریزاد درختی
Parizad-e Derakhti – A beautiful tree-dwelling fairy in Bandar Abbas who combs her golden hair from the branches.
Arouda | آرودا
Arouda – A guardian deity of Kermanshah whose power protects the world, strongest during twilight.
Mehr Giah (Mandrake - Mandragora) | مهر گیاه یا مردم گیاه
Mehr Giah (Mandrake) – A magical human-shaped root said to bring love, danger, or divine mystery.
Shumut | شوموت
Shumut – A black jinn of Chenaran who appears on walls in the dark silence before electricity.
Ārd Sūle Kon | آرد سوله کن
Ārd Sūleh Kon – A child-snatching creature evoked by mothers in Marvdasht to lull children to sleep.