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The Shahnameh (Persian: شاهنامه, romanized: Šāhnāme, lit. 'The Book of Kings', modern Iranian Persian pronunciation [ʃɒːh.nɒː.ˈme]), [a] also transliterated Shahnama, [b] is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran.
Tahmina or Tahmineh (Persian: تَهمينه Tahmīna Persian pronunciation: [tæhˈmiːne], Tajik: Таҳмина Tahmīna, various other transcriptions like Tahmeena, Tehmina, Tahmineh, Tahmina) is a female character in the story Rostam and Sohrab, part of the 10th-century Persian epic of Shahnameh.
Siavash (Persian: سياوش) is an Iranian male given name. It was popularized by Siyâvash (Persian: سیاوش) or Siyavash (Persian: سياووش) , a legendary prince who is a major figure in Ferdowsi's epic, the Shahnameh.
Keyumars or Kiomars (Persian: کیومرث) was the name of the first king of the Pishdadian dynasty of Iran according to the Shahnameh. The name appears in Avestan in the form of 𐬔𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬊 𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬀𐬥 Gaiio Mərətan , or in medieval Zoroastrian texts as Gayōmard or Gayōmart .
He is credited with the invention of iron-working, architecture, the domestication of beasts, irrigation, and agriculture. A later addition to the Shahnameh, believed to be a popular story, [1] also credits Hushang with the accidental discovery of fire, which happened after he hurled a flint rock to kill a venomous black serpent. Missing the ...
Images appear behind her to illustrate a different tale from the Shahnameh: The story of the malevolent King Zahhak, who falls under the sway of an evil spirit who curses him. The spirit makes two ...
Farânak as a female name was first documented in Shâhnameh, for the character who was married to the good man Abtin, and the mother of the character Fereydun, a great hero who later became a king.
Jamshid ([dʒæmˈʃiːd]) (Persian: جمشید, Jamshēd; Middle-and New Persian: جم, Jam), also known as Yima (Avestan: 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀 Yima; Persian/Pashto: یما Yama), is the fourth Shah of the mythological Pishdadian dynasty of Iran according to Shahnameh.