Kay Lohrasp ( fa, لهراسپ) was a legendary Iranian king who ruled Iran after

Kay Khosrow Kay Khosrow ( fa, کیخسرو) is a legendary king of Iran of Kayanian dynasty and a character in the Persian epic book, '' Shahnameh''. He was the son of the Iranian prince Siavash who married princess Farangis of Turan while in exile. ...

. He had two brave sons

Vishtaspa Vishtaspa ( ae, 𐬬𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬁𐬯𐬞𐬀 ; peo, 𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱 ; fa, گشتاسپ ; grc, Ὑστάσπης ) is the Avestan-language name of a figure of Zoroastrian scripture and tradition, portrayed as an early followe ...

(also known as Gushtasp) and the younger

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. Vishtaspa ruled Iran after his father. One of Kay Lohrasp most notable works is the construction of

Fire temple A fire temple, Agiary, Atashkadeh ( fa, آتشکده), Atashgah () or Dar-e Mehr () is the place of worship for the followers of Zoroastrianism, the ancient religion of Iran (Persia). In the Zoroastrian religion, fire (see ''atar''), together wi ...

that has never It had no record until then.

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Lohrasp in the Shahnameh

Lohrasp was not really the king of Iran; he ruled only part of Iran and was the head of his great tribes. The land he occupied is called

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or Arzāniān, and his whereabouts are still unknown. In fact, his son Goshtāsep and his grandson

Esfandiyār Esfandiyār or Espandiyār ( ae, Spəntōδāta-; pal, Spandadāt; ) is a legendary Iranian hero and one of the characters of Ferdowsi's ''Shahnameh''. He was the son and the crown prince of the Kayanian King Goshtasp and Queen Katāyoun. H ...

are very famous. The character of the Lohraspian dynasty is God-worshiping, and it was by his son that the

Zoroastrian Zoroastrianism is an Iranian religion and one of the world's oldest organized faiths, based on the teachings of the Iranian-speaking prophet Zoroaster. It has a dualistic cosmology of good and evil within the framework of a monotheistic ...

religion was adopted in Iran. Lohrasp was involved in the

war but was not very famous.

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in his argument describes a weak and powerless person. Kay Khosrow was great during the war, but after all his victories, he broke once and closed all the doors of the palace and worshiped all the time. Shahnameh reports that Kay Khosrow chose Lohrasp but is not very trusted. Lohrasp is the other land and is very far from the Kay Khosrow . In the reign, Lohrasp only quarreled with his son Gushtasp, and Gushtasp intended to take his father's place, but the father would not allow it. Finally, Gushtasp goes to

Rûm Rūm ( ar, روم , collective; singulative: Rūmī ; plural: Arwām ; fa, روم Rum or Rumiyān, singular Rumi; tr, Rûm or , singular ), also romanized as ''Roum'', is a derivative of the Aramaic (''rhπmÈ'') and Parthian language, Par ...

period of time

Gallery

Firdawsi - Luhrasp Enthroned - Walters W602337B - Full Page.jpg, Lohrasp Enthroned

References

Sources

* Ferdowsi Shahnameh. From the Moscow version. Mohammed Publishing.
Brief History of the Earth p.10-12

Lohrasp and Nebuchadrezzar, archived version

External links

Kayanians Shahnameh characters Shahnameh stories {{Shahnameh-stub