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Dschemschid

According to the mythology in the ancient Persian Empire (today Iran), Jemshid was the fourth human king (also Jam, Djamshid, Gamsid or Cem) to succeed his father Tahmorath to the throne. Under his 300-year reign the empire experienced its first great bloom. He lived around 2,500 B.C. and is compared with the biblical figure of Noah, for he too is said to have saved animals from destruction by building a large room for them. The famous Persian poet Omar Khayyam (11th century) saw in him the epitome of heroic antiquity and wrote the following verse: It says that leu and lizard lie peacefully, where Jemshid is enthroned and drinks in deep.

The ruler brought many achievements to the people and in his time wine was also "invented". At the king's court, grapes were kept in jars, which one day began to ferment and froth. The strange smell frightened the servants and they thought it was poison. One of the harem ladies had a terrible headache and wanted to take her own life with the alleged poison. But instead of dying, she felt good after drinking the drink and sank into a refreshing sleep. She told about this wonderful experience and the king and his court also tasted the delicious drink. Since then, wine has been produced at the Persian court. See also under wine gods.

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