| Sumario: | Of all the pre- and post-Islamic sources that have dealt with the life and personality of Zahhak, the most detailed narratives are those of the Naqals of the Shahnameh. Although these narratives follow Ferdowsi's Shahnameh in terms of structure and general framework, they contain very rare stories and allusions, the examples of which are rarely found in ancient sources. This research, which has been conducted using a descriptive-analytical method and using epic, historical sources, and narrative scrolls - printed scrolls and some manuscripts of narratives that have not yet been published - addresses the untold parts of Zahhak's story in the Naqals' narratives and recounts stories and allusions that are unprecedented in the Shahnameh and heroic literature. The results of the research indicate that the unspoken parts of the story of Zahhak, as narrated by the Naqals, are either the inventions of the storytellers and Naqals, or they have their roots in some references in ancient texts, other than the Shahnameh, that have changed, or they have imitated the stories of epic and mythical characters.
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