The Study of Myths and Symbols in BanugoshasbNameh

Myths show the layers of human being's collective unconsciousness and include a nation's symbolic and mysterious conceptions. BanugoshasbNameh is a mythic verse book including mythic functions. In BanugoshasbNameh, Banugoshasb is a warring and heroic archetype. Her functions remind the glory of women's role in agricultural era, the era which is famed for its matriarchy and in all the verses, it has been tried to show her power and nature. This article tries to show Banugoshasb's character and pays attention to mythic functions such as transformation, and water symbolism. The theoretical framework of this research is archetypal criticism which will be applied to Banugoshabnameh.