The Study of the Relationship between Fereydun and the Water Deity in Elam Civilization

Fereydūn, like many Iranian myths, could be followed up in Vedic texts. But, after searching these texts, there are differences between the roles of Fereydun in the Vedic and Middle Iranian texts. As Iran has older history than the Aryan establishment on this plateau, it is therefore possible to follow the roots of this mythology as existing in the middle texts, in pre-Aryan civilizations in Iran, like Elamite civilization. The cultural and civilization elements of the ancient Elam can be closely linked to the Middle Eastern civilization. Therefore, Elam had abundant Mesopotamian deities who, of course, were accepted by their special function in Elam. Ea/Enki was one of them. But with regard to Untash-Napirisha, it seems that in Elam, his roles are fully attributed to Napirisha. But anyway, Napirisha is the Elamite form of Ea. In order to better understand the Elamite water deity role, it is necessary to refer to the myth of the Mesopotamian Ea. By examining the myths of Ea, there are points that seem to suggest that Fereydūn could be known as the Aryan form of this Mesopotamian and Elamite myth. This article uses a library method based on existing documents and seeks to find out the relationship between the myth of Fereydūn and the water deity in Elamite civilization, due to its Mesopotamian background.