"The Persian MâR-Nâmeh Or, the Book for Taking Omens from Snakes" (1892)

46 points by Thevet3 days ago

3 comments

shervinafshar5 hours ago
> How, one should rightly ask, could a khrafstar like the snake possibly be associated with good fortune?<p>For a while a running joke in Persian Wikipedia community was to call software "bugs", _khrafstar_s.
- sfRattan2 hours ago
  The use of "bug" for engineering defect (a use that predates software by around a century) shares Middle English etymology with bugbear and bugaboo, both of which relate to evil spirits/creatures and annoyances. Khrafstar is not unreasonable as a translation.
Razengan3 hours ago
I wish there were more games based on Persian lore.<p>Like how Al-Qadim was an Arabian-themed setting for D&D.
- pazimzadeh1 hour ago
  Or just more movies about the Persians, where they’re not evil etc..
  - brunorsini1 hour ago
    Go straight to the source, Iranian cinema is awesome and widely available.<p>An easy starter is last year's "It Was Just an Accident", which was nominated for a couple of Oscars. It goes from being hilarious to offering a deep reflection on vengeance vs reparation.<p>Kiarostami and Farhadi are also two great directors to explore.