The Functions of Prophecy in the Great Epics of the World (Iliad, Odyssey and Shānāmeh): A Comparative Study

Common aspects in texts belonging to the cognate tribes may be realized. We can find some similarities and differences about prophecy between the nations, especially among the great epics of Greece and Iran namely in Iliad, Odyssey and Shānāmeh. Based on comparative analysis and with regard to the subjects of comparative literature, the aim of present article is to study the function of prophecy in these three books. The findings of the research show that there is a close relationship among Indo-European tribes manifested in their epics.