Comparative Evaluation of motif invulnerability in three literary works Iliad, Shahnameh and Nibelungenlied

This article compares the motif invulnerability in greek , Persian and Germanic mythology , specially in three greatest world literary epics : "Iliad , Shahnameh and Nibelungenlied " . The central figures of the epics are mythical gods and
Heroes, supernatural beings and wonder animals . Mythology is about myths and myths belong to people and addresses their origin, history, ancestors, and heroes .It is also about magical qualities of heroes like invulnerability . Invulnerability is one of the major motifs in mythology . Invulnerable heroes have in spite of their strength a blind spot and a deadly weakness which can actually lead to their downfall .Although Achilles , Siegfried and Esfandiar qualify as great , mighty men of these great works and have powers of invulnerability eventually die and their death is a direct consequence of the deception. As these three epics root in Indo-germanic languages , we can assume that they may have a similar history and culture . This article attempts to find such similarities of the mythical motif " Invulnerability " .