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The Sun (Aftab)

supernatural force Origin / Domain: The Celestial Vault (The Heavens) Allegiance: divine

Epic Lore & Biography

The radiant, heart-delighting jewel of the sky. Its steady and unwavering movement from East to West yields daylight and represents one of the most sublime manifestations of cosmic creation.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (3)

رَوان اَندر او گوهَرِ دل‌فُروز / کَز او روشنایی گرفته است روز
“Within it glides a heart-delighting jewel, from whose brilliance the day receives its light.”
The Beginning • Discourse on the Creation of the Sun بیت #77
زِ خاوَر بَر آیَد سویِ باختَر / نباشَد اَز این یِک رَوِش راست‌تَر
“It ascends from the East and travels toward the West; no path in all creation is more true or steadfast.”
The Beginning • Discourse on the Creation of the Sun بیت #78
اَیا آن که تو آفتابی هَمی / چه بودَت که بَر مَن نَتابی هَمی
“O thou who art the sun itself! What has come over thee that thou shinest not upon me?”
The Beginning • Discourse on the Creation of the Sun بیت #79
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