Counsel in The National Epics of Iran

In this paper, counsel and consultation among the negative characters, or antagonists,  in the national epic of Iran, are reviewed in analytic-descriptive approach.Antagonists and, in some occasions, generals consult with officials when important issues determining the future of wars and the destiny of kings’ realms, are concerned.Based on mentioned above, the function of antagonist’s counselors is analyzed and divided into two categories: first , offering helpful resolutions when antagonists encounter and fight against protagonists and their army ; second ,sleep interpretation and prediction.In accordance with  carried out studies, antagonists’ counselors include  ministers,zorasterian clergymen ,astrologers, fortunetellers, generals and antagonists’  close relatives , alliances and in some cases the armies that each group assist the antagonists with their opinions to make decisions especially about their territory and the army.