The Iranian language texts and traditions of Zoroastrianism have several different mythological bovine creatures. One of these is Gavaevodata, which is the Avestan name of a hermaphroditic, -aevo.data meaning unique and created,gav- meaning cow, so a uniquely created cow. Gavaevodata was one of Ahura Mazda's six original physical creations that becomes the mythological origin of all helpful animal life. Another Zoroastrian mythological bovine is Hadhayans, a gigantic bull so large that it could straddle the mountains and seas that divide the seven regions of the earth. It was believed that men could travel on the back from one region to another. In medieval times, Hadhayans also came to be known as Srīsōk (Avestan *Thrisaok, "three burning places"), which originates from a legend in which three "Great Fires" were collected on the creature's back. Another mythological cow is that of the unnamed creature in the Cow's Lament, a reprosentative hymn attributed to Zoroaster himself, in which the soul of a cow (geush urvan) despairs over her lack of protection from an adequate herdsman. In the allegory, the cow represents humanity's lack of moral guidance, but in later Zoroastrianism, Geush Urvan became a yazata (good power) representing cattle. The 14th day of the month is named after her and is under her protection.
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Bull Crap, The Myths
Historical FictionIn this book there will be myths told a long time ago what they all have in common is that they all have bulls in them either as the main character in it or is in the story as a metaphor, namely the myths in here will be the minotaur, the Bullring a...
