Akvan Div

Akvan Div
Illustration of the Akvan Div from the Shahnameh (Book of Kings) by Abu'l-Qasim Manur Firdawsi (c.934-c.1020)
GroupingMythical creature
FolklorePersian mythology
CountryAncient Iran
The Div Akvan throws Rostam into the sea. Miniature from the manuscript of the Shahnameh, 16th-17th century. Library of Congress

Akvan Div (Persian: اکوان دیو) is a fantasy creature who appears in the role of Div. The subject of the story goes back to the time of Kay Khosrow. He can either disappear from view or become an onager or become a storm. In this story Akwan Div is in the onager herds with a brilliant body.[1]

  1. ^ Ferdowsi insists that this creature is of human origin but a malevolent one. Dirty human.