Analysis of Life and Death of Early Human Beings, Animals (Cow) and Plants from the Perspective of Symbolism Based on Ferdowsi's Shahnameh

The idea of death and life is one of the most important principles of human beliefs. Man, after the creation and observing of death, has always been looking for immortality and undying dreams from the past. In the eyes of the early humans and in most religions, death is not the end of life and absolute destruction, but it can be a factor for a better life. In the mythology and ancient traditions of early humans, the animal (cow), the plant, and death and life have been of utmost importance, causing the connection between these three elements of creation. The present study aims to investigate the relationship between the three main elements of creation, humans, animals (cow), and plant in the mythology of Iran, as well as the relationship between death and re-life of these three elements of creation to answer the question that how is the representation of the elements of creation (man, animal (cow), and plant) in Iran's mythology and what is the relationship between the death and life of these three elements? The present study, by examining the mythology of death and life of the early humans in Iran with a symbolic approach and a descriptive-analytical method, has concluded that in the mythology of the creation of Iranian myths, different people possess the first place. In the Zoroastrian myths "Kiomars", among Iranian and Indian myths "Jamshid", and in the Mithraism "Mehr, Mitra" had this title. The connection between death and life of humans, the animals (cow), and the plants is also direct, in such a way that one's death causes the other's life which ultimately leads to the completion of creation and its elements.