In Persian gardens holiest of all elements and myths
is water (Khansari et al. 1998) or as Moynihan
describes it: “water is the most essential and central
element in the Persian gardens” (Moynihan 1980).
The symbolic significance of water among Iranians
was initiated before the Islamic period. Anahita, the
goddess of Zoroastrians, is considered as the goddess
of all waters, which has the power of purification of
men and women and the power of giving life to the
creatures of the world. Tistrya is also the god of rains
and fertility which leads the armies of Ahura Mazda
(Khansari et al. 1998).