Hushang
Huschang (Persian هوشنگ Hosang also Haoschanha in the Avesta ), the second king in Persian mythology, should play an important role in the development of mankind. He is the son of Sijāmak (also Siamak or " king of the seven countries " ) and grandson of Gayomarth. First, he avenged the death of his father, in which he entgegenzog Ahriman black demon with a large army of fairies, leopards, tigers, lions, wolves and birds, defeated him, and tied its ugly head in sections.
Huschang in Shahnameh - Sage II
Huschang reigned for forty years as Padishah. He continued the construction begun by his father of human civilization. Huschang discovered by chance by a stone after a snake, where the stone hits a rock and a spark suggests the mystery of how fire can be done with the help of stones. As a result of this knowledge, it was possible for him, with the help of fire to produce iron from ore, from which Axes, hatchets and saws could be produced. Huschang domesticated for man the first domestic animals such as cattle, donkeys and sheep. In addition, he made land arable, sowed seeds on the newly created fields and irrigated fields. After the society of hunters and gatherers, the first agricultural society emerges.
As a thank hard Huschang founded the festival of fire Sede or Sadeh. He determined that the fire was holy from now on and God the Creator of the world is to be worshiped as a reflection:
" The world before the Lord, who created the world, Brought prayer is gratitude and reputation, That such light line he gave; Then the fire of the guiding ' he gave, Speaking: "A divine radiance that is, The bet on, if you are wise. " "
Huschang had a son name Tahmorath also written Tahmuras, who succeeded him on the throne.
Once in Sage I is the basic theme of the poem, the struggle of good against evil, was introduced in Sage II is a further element of Persian mythology, the fire ( atash ), is presented as a reflection of God. The reverence for the sanctity of fire will take place today in the Zoroastrian fire temples ( atash Kadeh ).