Shahmaran
Sign in to saveShahmaran is a mythical creature, half-woman and half-snake, originating in Indo-Iranian and Turkic folklores.
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- Mythical creature.name
- Shāhmārān
- Mythical creature.AKA
- Shah (king) of the Snakes
- Mythical creature.image
- File:Şahmaran.jpg
- Mythical creature.caption
- The Shahmaran
- Mythical creature.Folklore
- Iranian folklore, Turkish folklore, Kurdish mythology
- Mythical creature.Grouping
- Mythical creature
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- In ''The Arabian Nights''
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Shahmaran is a mythical creature, half-woman and half-snake, originating in Indo-Iranian and Turkic folklores.
==Etymology== The name Shāhmārān comes from the Persian words Shāh (شاه), and mārān (; 'snakes'; مار mar). Hence, the name Shāhmārān literally means 'the king of snakes'.