Damavand is a significant mountain in Persian mythology.
It is the symbol of Iranian resistance against despotism and foreign rule in Persian poetry and literature.
In Zoroastrian texts and mythology, the three-headed dragon Aži Dahāka was chained within Mount Damāvand, there to remain until the end of the world.
In a later version of the same legend, the tyrant Zahhāk was also chained in a cave somewhere in Mount Damāvand after being defeated by Kāveh and Fereydūn.
Persian poet Ferdowsi depicts this event in his masterpiece, the Shahnameh:
بیاورد ضحاک را چون نوند
به کوه دماوند کردش ببند
biyâvarad Zahhâk râ čon navand
be kuh-e Damâvand krdš beband
He brought Zahhak like a horse to mount Damavand,

And tied him at the peak tight and bound
The mountain is said to hold magical powers in the Shahnameh.
Damāvand has also been named in the Iranian legend of Arash (as recounted by Bal'ami) as the location from which the hero shot his magical arrow to mark the border of Iran, during the border dispute between Iran and Turan.

The poem Damāvand by Mohammad Taqī Bahār is also one fine example of the mountain's significance in Persian literature.
The first verse of this poem reads:
ای دیو سپید پای در بند
ای گنبد گیتی، ای دماوند
Ey div-e sepid-e pâyi dar band,
Ey gonbad-e giti, ey Damāvand
O white giant with feet in chains

O dome of the world, O Damāvand
Mount Damavand is depicted on the reverse of the Iranian 10,000 rials banknote.

The origins and meaning of the word "Damavand" is unclear, yet some prominent researchers have speculated that it probably means "The mountain from which smoke and ash arises", alluding to the volcanic nature of the mountain.
Damavand is a significant mountain in Persian mythology. It is the symbol of Iranian resistance against despotism and foreign rule in Persian poetry and literature. In Zoroastrian texts and mythology, the three-headed dragon Aži Dahāka was chained within Mount Damāvand, there to remain until the end of the world. In a later version of the same legend, the tyrant Zahhāk was also chained in a cave somewhere in Mount Damāvand after being defeated by Kāveh and Fereydūn. Persian poet Ferdowsi depicts this event in his masterpiece, the Shahnameh:
بیاورد ضحاک را چون نوند
به کوه دماوند کردش ببند
biyâvarad Zahhâk râ čon navand
be kuh-e Damâvand krdš beband
He brought Zahhak like a horse to mount Damavand,

And tied him at the peak tight and bound
The mountain is said to hold magical powers in the Shahnameh. Damāvand has also been named in the Iranian legend of Arash (as recounted by Bal'ami) as the location from which the hero shot his magical arrow to mark the border of Iran, during the border dispute between Iran and Turan.
The poem Damāvand by Mohammad Taqī Bahār is also one fine example of the mountain's significance in Persian literature. The first verse of this poem reads:
ای دیو سپید پای در بند
ای گنبد گیتی، ای دماوند
Ey div-e sepid-e pâyi dar band,
Ey gonbad-e giti, ey Damāvand
O white giant with feet in chains

O dome of the world, O Damāvand
Mount Damavand is depicted on the reverse of the Iranian 10,000 rials banknote.
The origins and meaning of the word "Damavand" is unclear, yet some prominent researchers have speculated that it probably means "The mountain from which smoke and ash arises", alluding to the volcanic nature of the mountain.
Mount Damavand