Mystical- Religious Mythology in Sohrab Sepehri’s Poetry Based on the School of Romanticism

One of the most important aspects connecting poetry and myth is the poetic nature of myths. The creation of both poetry and myth owes much to the power of the artistic imagination of their creators. However, one of the most beautiful and artistic uses of myth in poetry is the "re-creation of myths", the purpose of which is to connect the past to the present and to provide grounds for mythological insight. In the contemporary period, even the most traditional poets have tried to bring these elements closer to their time by recreating the elements of myth. In other words, mythical adaptations are used to reflect their time. Nima Yooshij was one of the first poets to recreate a myth in the poems "Amen Chicken" and "Phoenix". Likewise, Sohrab Sepehri has linked contemporary poetry to traditional and classical Persian poetry by using elements of myth-making, especially mystical-religious elements. Due to various political and cultural currents and the tendency of poets to stick to the tenets of literary and artistic schools, Contemporary Persian poetry is full of mythological signs of contemporary poets. The purpose of this research is to explain how mystical-religious mythology is used based on romantic principles in Sohrab Sepehri's poetry in a descriptive-analytical way. Findings suggest that Sepehri has used many types of mystical-religious myths in his poems. His emphasis has been more on mythologizing the creation of the forbidden man and fruit, the creation of water, Buddhism, the prophets, and the Bible.