Back شاهماران Arabic Şahmaran Azerbaijani Шахмаран Bulgarian شاماران CKB Šahmaran Czech Şahmaran German Şahmaran DIQ شاهماران (افسانه) Persian Şahmeran Finnish Shahmeran French
 The Shahmaran | |
| Grouping | Mythical creature |
|---|---|
| Folklore | Iranian folklore, Turkish folklore, Kurdish mythology |
| Other name(s) | Shah (king) of the Snakes |
Shahmaran[a] is a mythical creature, half-woman and half-snake, originating in Indo-Iranian and Turkic folklores.[1]
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- ^ Ross, Danielle (7 January 2020). "Debunking the 'Unfortunate Girl' Paradigm: Volga-Ural Muslim Women's Knowledge Culture and its Transformation across the Long Nineteenth Century". In Sartori, Paolo; Ross, Danielle (eds.). Sharīʿa in the Russian Empire: the reach and limits of Islamic law in Central Eurasia, 1550-1917. Edinburgh University Press. p. 141. doi:10.1515/9781474444316-005. ISBN 9781474444316. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
... serpent queen Shāhmārān, a character originating in Turkic or Indo-Iranian folklore.