JAMSHID'S REPRESENTATION IN FAIRY TALES

The article talks about the character of Malik-Jamshid in folk tales, inspired by the image of the legendary king Jamshid. Although this image in Persian and Tajik folk tales differs from the traditional Jamshid, some elements characteristic of the image have been preserved. In folklore, the hero of Jamshid appears as a minister, a magician, an ambitious and business-like hero.