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===Persian===

According to Persian folklore, the ''divs'' are inverted creatures, who do the opposite of what has been told to them. They are active at night, but get sleepy at day. Darkness is said to increase their power.<ref name="Encyclopædia Iranica"/> Usually, the approach of a ''div'' is presaged by a change in temperature or fowl smell in the air.<ref name="Encyclopædia Iranica"/> They are capable of transformation and performing magic. They are said to capture maiden, trying to force them to marry the ''div''.<ref name="Encyclopædia Iranica"/> Some have the form of a snake or a [[dragon]] with multiple heads, whose heads grow again, after slain, comparable to the [[Lernaean Hydra|Hydra]].<ref>Reza Yousefvand ''Demonology & worship of Dives in Iranian local legend'' Assistant Professor, Payam Noor University, Department of history, Tehran. Iran Life Science Journal 2019</ref> In his treatise about the supernatural ''Ahl-i Hava'' (people of the air), [[Ghulam Husayn Sa’idi]] discusses several folkloric beliefs about different types of supernatural creatures and demons. He describes the Div as tall creatures living far away either on islands or in the desert. With their magical powers, they could turn people into statues by touching them.<ref>Shamanism and Islam: Sufism, Healing Rituals and Spirits in the Muslim World. (2017). Vereinigtes Königreich: Bloomsbury Publishing.</ref><ref>Pedram Khosronejad ''THE PEOPLE OF THE AIR HEALING AND SPIRIT POSSESSION IN SOUTH OF IRAN '' In: Shamanism and Healing Rituals in Contemporary Islam and Sufism, T.Zarcone (ed.) 2011, I.B.Tauris</ref>

===Occult===

''Div'' appear within treatises on the [[Occultism (Islam)|occult]]. Their depictions often invoke the idea of Indian deities or are directly identified with them.<ref>Travis Zadeh ''Commanding Demons and Jinn: The Sorcerer in Early Islamic Thought'' Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2014 p-142-149</ref> To enslave a ''div'', one must pierce their skin with a needle or bind them on iron rings. Another method relies on burning their hair in fire, to summon them.<ref name="Encyclopædia Iranica"/> As Solomon enslaved the devils, same is said to be true about the ''div''. Probably, the legends of the Quran about Solomon are conflated with the legends of the Persian hero [[Jamshid]], who is said to have enslaved the ''divs''.<ref>Eva Orthmann, Anna Kollatz The Ceremonial of Audience: Transcultural Approaches Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 11.11.2019 {{ISBN|978-3-847-00887-3}} p. 155</ref> In later Islamic thought, Solomon is said to have bound both devils and the ''divs'' to his will, inspiring [[Middle East]]ern magicians trying to capture such demons as well. In some stories, Divs are said to be able to bestow magical abilities upon others. Once, a man encountered a ''div'', and the ''div'' offered him to learn the ability to speak with animals. However, if the man tells someone about this gift, he will die.