Mythical rhetoric Investigating the mythological foundation of a common image in Persian poetry

The main question of this article is whether myth can have an unconscious presence in the process of forming a literary form; to answer this question, first, with a descriptive-analytical approach, the two layers of mythological beliefs about the relationship between water and rain, fertility and blessing with the kingchr('39')s main function in a political-cultural system are explained. The findings of this article show that the belief in the relationship between the king and the set of beliefs related to water and rain has been an important and effective source in the subconscious formation of the most common and frequent system in Persian poetry. This article also examines the relationship between myth and literature and examines the corresponding relationship between the concept of the king and water and rain and fertility and analyzes the characteristics of the mythical king, examines the dimensions of the development of a recurring image stereotype.