entity_sources: ENT_ISL_DIV, SRC_ISLAMIC_JINN_LORE, scholarly attestation
Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb
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| entity_id | source_id | evidence_type | source_note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT_ISL_DIV | SRC_ISLAMIC_JINN_LORE | scholarly attestation | The div (Persian dev), a malevolent demonic being of Persianate Islamic and pre-Islamic Iranian tradition (cf. the Avestan daeva), assimilated to the jinn in Islamic-era folklore and prominent in epics such as the Shahnameh. |