Examining the relationship between the moon and woman from mythical perspective in Vis and Ramin

Mythical subjects are one of the fundamental and first issues in literature. Undoubtedly, literature and myth are inseparable and myth is a simple and primary effort for imagination of the human world that mostly it is a story about a god or goddess. One of the goddess is moon that is represented as Goddess of Sin, Celine, Artemis, Diana and Anahita. This research tries to investigate the myth of woman and moon as one of the human fundamental beliefs in the verse of Vis and Ramin. In this research, the aim was to extract and explain the myth of woman and moon and respond to the question of what is the reason for similarity between woman and moon. The research method was descriptive-analytical which investigated the myth of woman and moon. According to the findings it can be referred to the moon as the heavenly goddess that embodies the beauty and beautification of the creatures, particularly women who have relationships with moon. On the other hand, this belief has been assigned significant number of similes in the verse of Vis and Ramin.

In the belief of primitive humans, stones, plants, animals and celestial bodies (moon, sun, and other stars) had spirits, and there were gods and goddess beyond them. The humans visualized heavenly gods as stars. The primitive man imagined the gods as men and women from very beginning. Accordingly, the sun and the moon are no optional in this rule. The sun shines directly. Therefore, one principle is active and the other is passive. The sun is the manifestation of male power and the moon is the manifestation of the female power, and the moon is considered as the maternal goddess and source of power of life. On the other hand, the moon always provokes the sensation of beauty, and the beautiful face people are resembled to the moon. Wherever it is spoken about beautiful faces, the moon is represented and the lovers actually observe their beloved faces in the moon. The woman’s similarity to the moon is one of the common themes of literature that can lead us to think about the reasons for this similarity. When the moon is considered as the manifestation of beauty, what is the logic behind this similarity; although the moon has a smudge and, contrary to popular imagination, may not be too beautiful? So what is the relationship between the moon and the woman, and sometimes even the existence of human? Does this human imagination about the moon have any mythological aspect in its ancient belief? Why are all the beauties in the literary texts and especially in lyrics resembled moon? Considering that this issue is applicable in the literature of different nations, it is necessary to find out the reason for this similarity. In this article, the expansion of the relationship between the moon and the woman is discussed, and the evidence has been obtained from a noble Persian lyric known as Weis and Ramin.

The research method in this research is descriptive-analytic. In this regard, at first, the myths of woman and the moon and their relationship with each other are examined and then analyzed by the samples in the verse of Weiss and Ramin and their relationship with mythological issues.
 3-Discussion The moon, as the source of power and rejuvenation, creates all the bodies and living beings. This issue connects the woman to the moon in the unconscious of the nations, and on this basis, the moon is known as the mother goddess. Mother-goddesses are always related to the moon, and all goddesses were the goddesses of the moon. In the mythology of the world, the moon goddesses have been a symbol of beauty. Astronomers have considered attributes for the moon and light. "Buti, a well-known divine comedian interpreter, quotes from Arab astronomer Al-Mabsar that: The moon is cold, humid, and mysterious planet that sometimes, creates warmth and exhilaration and readiness to work, and sometimes makes sense of purity and need to pray. It always provokes the sense of beauty and friendship, but it also stimulates the magic talent, metaphysics, explorations of the earth and the sea. In a sentimental way, it is a special star of noble women and blessing marriage (Alligier 2010: 1155). In Avesta, the moon is the brightest part of the grateful creatures. In the Mahyasht, it is spoken about the brightness of the moon and pointed out that “Amshaspandan rises and provides that blessing entity and spread on the ground life” (Dosutkhah, vol.1, 1996:326). In Bundehehsh, it is written that the moon grants the creatures light and luminosity. “The moon offers light, happiness and power in three states early moon, crescent moon and full moon”(Samadi, 2004: 100) On this basis, it can be said that the brightness and beauty of the beautiful faces is originated from the moon. As it is said in a part of Bundehesh that “Amhaspand Imardad has likened the beautiful faces to the moon” (Afifi, 2004: 619).
In folk beliefs, the moon is not only the donor of beauty for the beautiful people but also grants flowers colors and according to this belief, the Persian poets have called the moon the decorator of the flowers” (Mosafa, 1987: 696). “In Persian literature, the moon is mostly a manifestation of beauty and a great example of dignity and perfection. It is related to these concepts that metaphors and various combinations of the fantasy have been created by Iranian poets, and especially the beauty of women has become liken the moon.”(Yahaghi, 1990: 385)

The moon, as the benchmark of world rhythms and the source of power and rejuvenation, creates all the bodies and living beings. This issue connects the woman to the moon in the unconscious of the nations, and on this basis, the moon is known as the sky goddess and manifestation of the female power. In the mythology of the world, the goddesses of the moon have been the symbol of beauty and attribute this beauty to the moonlight and its properties. In Avesta, the moon is the brightest part and donor of gratefulness to the creatures. In Mahyasht, it was spoken about luminosity of moon and pointed out that Amshaspandan rises and provides that blessing entity and spread on the ground life. On this basis, it can be said that the brightness and beauty of the beautiful faces is originated from the moon. According to these issues, the poet has portrayed the relationship between the moon and the woman beautifully, and, given the large volume of these similes, it can be considered as one of the features of the Weiss and Ramin poems. In addition, in general, the mythological relationship between the moon and the woman can be mentioned as a result; however, the secondary results of this research are as follows:1- In this verse, 190 couplets points to the evidence referring to the relationship between the woman and the woman.2. Weis who becomes the beloved of Viro, Shah Mobad and Ramin has a stunning beauty and in 156 couplets, the beauty of Weis and her relationship with the moon have been mentioned and only in 34 couplets, it has been pointed to the moon and other beautiful people.3- Because of being beautiful, Weis has been likened to the moon and the sun in seven couplets.4- Men are also likened to the sun, which 23 couplets are devoted to this issue, two of which point to the Shah Mobad, one refers to Viro and three couplets point to Jamshid (Ramin son) and the rest refer to Ramin.It is worth noting that the relationship between the moon and the woman is still present in the life of the people, and every beautiful creature is resembled to the moon, and this issue points the continuity of mythology with human life, and human beings have had myths related to their culture throughout the history. This brief piece of writing can be a valuable alternative to research on the reflections on many mythological issues.