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Bijan And Manijeh
''Bijan and Manijeh'' (also ''Bizhan and Manizheh'', Persian بيژن و منيژه - ''Bīžan ow Manīža'') is a love story in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh. Bijan was the son of Giv, a famous Iranian knight during the reign of Kay Khosrow, the Shah of Iran, and Banu Goshasp, the heroine daughter of Rostam. Bijan falls in love with Manijeh, the daughter of Afrasiab, the king of Turan and the greatest enemy of Iran. The tale of his suffering and Manijeh’s constancy has been quoted by several others. The tragedy of Bijan and Manijeh People from Armenia complain to Kay Khosrow, the Shah of Iran, that wild boars are invading their fields. Bijan fights the boars, forcing them back to their lairs. The day after, Gorgin, an Iranian knight who had accompanied Bijan on the quest, describes the beautiful gardens of Afrasiab to Bijan, tempting him to cross the border from Iran into the mythical land of Turan on the northern shores of the Caspian Sea. Turan is ruled over by the evil and egot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Language
Persian ( ), also known by its endonym and exonym, endonym Farsi (, Fārsī ), is a Western Iranian languages, Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian languages, Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken and used officially within Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan in three mutual intelligibility, mutually intelligible standard language, standard varieties, respectively Iranian Persian (officially known as ''Persian''), Dari, Dari Persian (officially known as ''Dari'' since 1964), and Tajik language, Tajiki Persian (officially known as ''Tajik'' since 1999).Siddikzoda, S. "Tajik Language: Farsi or not Farsi?" in ''Media Insight Central Asia #27'', August 2002. It is also spoken natively in the Tajik variety by a significant population within Uzbekistan, as well as within other regions with a Persianate society, Persianate history in the cultural sphere o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Mythology
Iranian mythology, or Persian mythology in western term (), is the body of the myths originally told by ancient Persians and other Iranian peoples and a genre of ancient Persian folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the world, the lives and activities of deities, heroes, and mythological creatures, and the origins and significance of the ancient Persians' own cult and ritual practices. Modern scholars study the myths to shed light on the religious and political institutions of not only Iran but of the Greater Iran, Persosphere, which includes regions of West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, and Transcaucasia where the culture of Iran has had significant influence. Historically, these were regions long ruled by dynasties of various Iranian empires, that incorporated considerable aspects of Persian culture through extensive contact with them, or where sufficient Iranian peoples settled to still maintain communities who patronize their respective cultures. It roug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahnameh Stories
The ''Shahnameh'' (, ), also transliterated ''Shahnama'', is a long epic poem written by the Persian literature, Persian poet Ferdowsi between and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran. Consisting of some 50,000 distichs or couplets (two-line verses), the ''Shahnameh'' is one of the world's longest epic poems, and the longest epic poem created by a single author. It tells mainly the Persian mythology, mythical and to some extent the historical past of the Persian Empire from the creation of the world until the Muslim conquest of Persia, Muslim conquest in the seventh century. Iran, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and the greater Greater Iran, region influenced by Persian culture such as Armenia, Dagestan, Georgia (country), Georgia, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan celebrate this national epic. The work is of central importance in Persian culture and Persian language. It is regarded as a literary masterpiece, and definitive of the ethno-national cultural ide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahnameh Characters
Here is a list of characters represented in the Persian literature, Persian Epic poetry, epic poem ''Shāhnāmeh'' by Ferdowsi, including both heroes and villains : A * Arash (mythology), Arash * Afrasiab * Abteen * Arnavaz * Armin * Arman B * Babak Behruwan, Babak * Bārbad * Bijan and Manijeh, Bizhan * Bahram Chobin, Bahram * Bahman * Borzou * Bijan * Behzad E * Esfandyar F *Faramarz (Shahnameh), Faramarz *Faranak *Farangis *Fereydun *Farhad G * Garshasp * Ghaaran * Ghobad * Shahnameh, Giv * Goodarz * Gordafarid * Garsivaz * Giti H * Haftvad * Hushang I * Īrāj * Shahnama, Iskandar J * Jamshid K * Kaveh the blacksmith * Kai Khosrow * Keshvad * Keyumars * Kai Kavoos * Katayoun * Khosrau I, Kasra * kamus * Kianoosh M * Manuchehr * Manijeh * Mardas * Mehrab Kaboli * Shahnama, Mehran N *Nariman (father of Sām), Nariman *Nowzar Q *Kandake, Qaydafeh R * Rakhsh * Roham * Rostam * Rostam Farrokhzād * Rudaba S * Saam * Salm (son of Fereydun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Zimmern
Helen Zimmern (25 March 1846 – 11 January 1934) was a naturalised British writer and translator born in Germany. She was instrumental in making European culture more accessible in English. Biography Zimmern and her parents emigrated in 1850 to Britain, where her father became a Nottingham lace merchant. She was naturalised on coming of age, as one of the three daughters of the merchant Hermann Theodore Zimmern and his wife Antonia Marie Therese Regina Zimmern. Her sister was the suffragist Alice Zimmern; the political scientist Alfred Eckhard Zimmern was a cousin. The family moved to London in 1856.C. A. Creffield, "Zimmern, Helen (1846–1934)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford, UK: OUP, 2004Retrieved 21 October 2017/ref> Her first appearance in print was a story for '' Once a Week''. She was soon writing for the '' Argosy'' and other magazines. A series of children's stories first published 1869–71 in ''Good Words for the Young'' was reprinted as ''Sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giv (Shahnameh)
Giv or Gev () is a legendary Iranian knight and one of the main heroes in the New Persian epic poem of ''Shahnameh'' (Book of Kings), the national epic of Iran. A member of the House of Karen, he is the son of Goudarz, Godarz, brother of Roham and father of Bizhan (Shahnameh), Bizhan, as well as a descendant of Kaveh the Blacksmith. Giv also appears in another New Persian text, the ''Banu Goshasp-nama'', where he marries Banu Goshasp, the daughter of the mythological warrior Rostam. The character of Giv is most likely based on a historical figure—the father of the Parthian monarch Gotarzes II (). Giv is mentioned in the Middle Persian Zoroastrian document of ''Bundahishn'' as "Beirazd the wrestler," where he is referred to as one of the immortals that will aid the Eschatology, eschatological Zoroastrian saviour Saoshyant. The medieval historian al-Tabari (died 923) records Giv's name as ''Bīy'', while Tarikh-i Qum, Hasan ibn Muhammad Qumi refers to him as ''Bīb'', and credit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goudarz
Goudarz () is one of the main Iranian heroes in Shahnameh, the national epic of Greater Iran, and progenitor of one of its most prominent families. He is son of Kashvad, father of Giv (Shahnameh), Giv and Roham and the grandfather of Bizhan (Shahnameh), Bizhan. His first appearance is in the time of Kay Kavus and thereafter he appears almost in every story of the Shahnameh#The_heroic_age, heroic age, sometimes he is the spahbed of Iranian Army. His personality is described very positively with traits such as loyalty, patience and altruism. In Shahnameh Goudarz plays a vital role in the story of Kay Khosrow. Kay Khosrow is one of the greatest kings of Shahnameh and he is the son of Siyâvash, Siavash and Farangis and the grandson of Kay Kavus. Kay Khosrow was born and grown up in Turan. One day the Soroush (angel) comes to Goudarz in his dream and tells him that the son of Siavash is in Turan and Iranians should go there and bring him back to Iran. He tells Goudarz that only his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keshvad
Keshvād (Persian: کشواد, also spelled Kashvād), is a prominent Iranian mythical hero and a member of the Goudarzian clan, in a story narrated in the poetic opus of ''Shahnameh'', the national epic of Iran by the 10th-century poet Ferdowsi Tousi. Known for his valor, he is often referred to as the "vanquisher of armies" (lashkarshekan لشکرشکن) and wears a "golden helmet" (zarrin-kolah زرینکلاه). He is described as one of the most courageous warriors of his time, and is portrayed as a noble and experienced commander who serves under Iranian kings such as Kay Qobad and Nouzar during the prolonged wars against the Turanians. Keshvad is particularly known for his role in several key battles, often fighting alongside legendary heroes like Rostam and Fariburz. His most significant feat in the Shahnameh is the liberation of Iranian captives from Turan. His loyalty, bravery and leadership are highlighted in conflicts where Iran defends itself against the forces of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siyâvash
Siyâvash (), also spelled Siyâvoš or Siavash (), is a major figure in the ''Shahnameh''. He is introduced by Ferdowsi as the son of Kay Kāvus, who reigns as Shah in the earliest days of Greater Iran for over a century. His name means "the one with black stallions" after his horse Shabrang Behzād (, ), who accompanies him during a trial of righteousness. Owing to his birth to a non-aristocratic mother, Siyâvash is sent away by his father to Zabulistan, where he is raised by the holy warrior Rostam to be well-versed in the arts of war. He returns as a highly skilled and handsome young man, and is granted entry to the royal court as a prince and the new ruler of Ctesiphon. Shortly thereafter, he meets his stepmother Sudabeh, who develops a burning lust for him and begins devising stratagems to lure him into intercourse. However, Siyâvash repeatedly rejects her advances and also strikes down her suggestion to kill his father so that they can rule together. Fearing that he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Antony
Marcus Antonius (14 January 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman people, Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the Crisis of the Roman Republic, transformation of the Roman Republic from a Constitution of the Roman Republic, constitutional republic into the autocratic Roman Empire. Antony was a relative and supporter of Julius Caesar, and he served as one of his generals during the conquest of Gaul and Caesar's civil war. Antony was appointed administrator of Italy while Caesar eliminated political opponents in Greece, North Africa, and Spain. After Assassination of Julius Caesar, Caesar's assassination in 44 BC, Antony joined forces with Lepidus, another of Caesar's generals, and Octavian, Caesar's great-nephew and adopted son, forming a three-man dictatorship known to historians as the Second Triumvirate. The Triumvirs defeated Caesar's killers, the ''Liberatores'', at the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC, and divided th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cup Of Jamshid
The Cup of Jamshid (, ''jām-e Jam'') is a cup of divination, which in Persian mythology was long possessed by the rulers of ancient Greater Iran. Its name is associated with Jamshid (''Jam'' in New Persian), a mythological figure of Greater Iranian culture and tradition. The cup has also been called ''Jam-e Jahan nama'', ''Jam-e Jahan Ara'', ''Jam-e Giti nama'', and Jam-e Kei-khosrow. The latter refers to Kaei Husravah in the Avesta, and Sushrava in the Vedas. The cup has been the subject of many Persian poems and stories. Many authors ascribed the success of the Persian Empire to the possession of this artifact. It appears extensively in Persian literature. The cup ("Jām") was said to be filled with an elixir of immortality and was used in scrying. As mentioned by Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda, it was believed that all seven heavens of the universe could be observed by looking into it (از هفت فلک در او مشاهده و معاینه کردی). It was believed to have been di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
