Tradition / Region: Persian Mythology, Iranian Mythology
Alternative names: Mir Amas
Category: Horse

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The Myth

Miramas is a legendary half-man, half-horse creature described in classical Persian texts. It is said to dwell in the far west, beyond the inhabited world, where Persian sources identify its homeland with the western sea.

From the head to the waist, Miramas resembles a human, while its lower body is that of a horse.

Miramas is renowned for its beautiful singing. Its melodies are so enchanting that every living creature nearby loses consciousness upon hearing them. If no living being is present, Miramas itself is overcome by its own song and falls unconscious.

The creature is mentioned in the Book of Wonders (Aja’ib-nameh), particularly in the section Al-Bahria, attributed to Fazuni Astarabadi. Beyond this account, little is recorded about Miramas, and no further traditions concerning its origin or role in Persian mythology are known from the surviving sources.

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Sources

Bestiary.us. (n.d.). Miramas. In New Bestiary: Encyclopedia of Imaginary Beings. Retrieved June 29, 2026, from https://www.bestiary.us/miramas/en

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