The Sun and Its Associated Images in Nezami's KHamseh

As an astronomical phenomenon, sun has inspired the creation of grand themes and concepts in poetical texts. The connection and integration of sun with the myth of "Mehr" have caused its surrounding mythical beliefs make their path into literature. Also the widely believed superstitions around it among different groups of people have been reflected in the works of poets and authors. The images of sunrise and sunset have accounted for the embodiment of most poetic imaginations. The present paper has tried to study the sun and its related symbols in Nezami's poetry. To this end, Nezami's Khamseh has been comprehensively studied and the related verses have been identified and categorized. The appearance of the verses in this paper is according to the order of the composition of the poems. The number of the verse is initially presented followed by the number of the page and the associated abbreviation of each poem.