Study of the functions of numbers from one to five in the Iranian legends (Based on legends of Darvishian and Khandan)

Number, is a category that man has always been associated with it during its life and has used it as a means for obviating its needs. Number one is a sacred number in divine religions and is considered the secret of divinity and oneness. Two is placed against one and hence is a symbol of contradiction, conflict or temporary peace of forces and a sign of passing of time. In all secret religions, two is considered unlucky and implies shadow. Number three is also among the most useful numbers in the legends which are under investigation. And for ancient Iranian was the code of religion and magic. number four is one of the most complete numbers. This number has been considered the cosmic order, which gives order to the chaos in the world and converts it into fixed and regular forms. The number 5 in these stories, has a less important role among the first five numbers. many compounds have been made with this number, many of these compounds have ironic and literary value. The goal of conducting this research is to achieve the results through which we can realize the mysteries of life in the past. The results of this research showed that number one with the most frequent repetition in Legends has a high position. Meanwhile, most of the stories and legends begin with the template proposition as "once upon a time" to show the importance of this number for people.