Mythic Themes in a Selection of the Bakhtiyari and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Folktales

Mythic themes have an outstanding position in the folktales of the Bakhtiyarie and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad people. Of significant themes one can refer to a horse, especially Pegasus, metamorphosis – transformation of a human being to an animal and vice versa - mountain, demons and fairies, and strange animals. In this research, thirty stories from the local stories of these tribes; The legends of the lords, the folktales of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, the legends of Bakhtiari, My Bukhara My tribe, and The satire and epic of Boyer-Ahmadi have been selected and studied and analyzed. The results suggest that the most important themes in the selection of tales include the presence of demons and fairies, Pegasus, mountain, human to animal metamorphosis, and description of strange animals. Also, the majority of the mythic themes amongst these races are the residue of the myths in the culture of the ancient Iran. It is worth mentioning that there are some of the similar instances in the Ferdowsi's Shahname.