The dragon is the sensual soul: How is it dead?

The story of the great warrior Zal, from the Persian mythology

Il est gelé par le chagrin et l'absence de moyens. Ce dragon sous l'effet de la pauvreté n'est qu'un petit verre, mais un moucheron...

Bahram Gur kills the dragon that had killed a youth. Illustration of the Shahname, by Ferdousi. 1371, School of Shiraz

The story of the dragon king or serpent king called Zahhak.

About dragons in persian miniature. "Dragon is the sensual soul. How it is dead? It is (only) frozen by Grief and Lack of Means." Rumi

The Simurgh is a mythical healing bird in iranian mythology and literature whose history goes back to at least 2500 years ago.