Editing Simurgh (section)

{{Short description|Iranian mythological bird}}
{{Other uses|Simorgh (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox mythical creature
|name             = Simurgh
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|image            = Senmurv.svg
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|caption          = Simurgh as the royal emblem of the [[Sassanian Empire]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Zhivkov|first1=Boris|title=Khazaria in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries|date=2015|publisher=Brill|isbn=978-9004294486|page=78|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7Du2CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA78|language=en}}</ref>{{Better source|date=March 2025}}
|Folklore         = [[Persian mythology]]
|Grouping         = [[Legendary creature|Mythical creature]]
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|Family           = <!-- Attested family members, if applicable -->
|Country          = [[Ancient Iran]]
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The '''simurgh''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ɪ|ˈ|m|ɜːr|g}}; {{langx|fa|سیمرغ}}; also spelled ''senmurv, simorgh, simorg'', ''simurg'', ''simoorg, simorq'' or ''simourv'') is a benevolent bird in [[Persian mythology]] and [[Persian literature|literature]]. It bears some similarities with [[mythological]] birds from different origins, such as the [[Phoenix (mythology)|phoenix]] ({{langx|fa|link=no|ققنوس}} ''quqnūs'') and the [[Huma bird|humā]] ({{langx|fa|link=no|هما}}).<ref>Juan Eduardo Cirlot, A Dictionary of Symbols, Courier Dover Publications, 2002, p. 253</ref> The figure can be found in all periods of [[Greater Iran|Iranian]] art and literature and is also evident in the iconography of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]],<ref>For example, on the wall of [[Samtavisi Cathedral]]</ref> [[medieval Armenia]],<ref>For example, fresco depiction of simurghs inside medallions (evoking motifs found on Sassanid textiles) in the church of Tigran Honents at [[Ani]]. P Donabedian and J. M. Thierry, ''Armenian Art'', New York, 1979, p.  488.</ref> the [[Byzantine Empire|Eastern Roman Empire]],<ref>For example, a row of simurghs are depicted inside the "Ağaçaltı" church in the [[Ihlara]] gorge. Thierry, N. and M., ''Nouvelles églises rupestres de Cappadoce'', Paris, 1963, pp. 84–85.</ref> and other regions that were within the realm of Persian cultural influence.