Shape — Shahmaran

Shamaran (Kurdish: Shamaran) is a mythical creature, half-woman and half-snake, found with different variations in folklore in Iran, Anatolia and Iraq among the Kurds. In many Kurdish homes, women draw a picture of Shahmaran on a package and hang it on the wall. These paintings on the walls of Kurdish houses show Shahmaran as an animal with many legs, especially as a special animal between the scorpion and the snake. The name Shahmaran comes from the Persian words “shah” and “maran”. “Shah” is a title used for Persian kings, and “mar” means serpent, but in the plural “mar-an” means snakes.

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