Persian

Persian language

Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...

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Urdu

Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

Alal, Allal, in 12th century Persia was believed to be one of the names of the queen of the full moon

Full moon

Full moon lunar phase that occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. More precisely, a full moon occurs when the geocentric apparent longitudes of the Sun and Moon differ by 180 degrees; the Moon is then in opposition with the Sun.Lunar eclipses can only occur at...

, princess of hearts, or mother of the sky

Sky

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The legend of Alal is celebrated across south Iran and parts of the Middle East.

There are a range of Myths that portray Alal to be the Greek

Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...

 Aphrodite

Aphrodite

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 or the Roman

Roman mythology

Roman mythology is the body of traditional stories pertaining to ancient Rome's legendary origins and religious system, as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans...

 Venus

Venus

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, Goddess of Love. She was believed to be the daughter of a wine

Wine

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 merchant who ran away to a nearby river and fell in love with nature. Alal was known to be the symbol of :charisma and love

Love

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. She was described to have a voice that was flowing and musical along with eloquence

Eloquence

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 and affection

Affection

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The Alal was typically described to be crowned with dark hair, large lustrous eyes and a round doll-like complexion. Many of the antique Persian miniatures often outlined her certain characteristics. The 17th and 18th century Persian court poets, described her to be a beautiful yet mysterious socialite that possessed a heart of gold

Gold

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 with extreme radiance. She was known the be a rare and striking beauty, too glorious to live on Earth, and was moved to the Sky

Sky

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, where she resides in her palace amongst the stars, and became as we know her today, the Moon

Moon

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