From Zahhak to the Present Day: When Power Feeds on Its Own Society

In Iranian mythology, it is said that Zahhak, the legendary king, was originally an ordinary prince. The demon Ahriman approached him in the guise of an advisor and incited him to murder his father in order to seize power. Once in power, Ahriman kissed Zahhak’s shoulders, and from those kisses two s...

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