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Golgun

legendary beast Origin / Domain: Turan Allegiance: iran

Epic Lore & Biography

Golgun (Bad-Avar), the swift charger of the Turanian champion Houman, captured by Bizhan after Houman's defeat.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (4)

بکردار گلگون گودرز موی / چو خنگ شباهنگ فرهاد روی
“'Its coat matched Goudarz's famous bay steed Golgun, its face like Farhad's famous white horse Shabahang.'”
Bizhan • Gurgin's Deceit, Giv's Sorrow, and Kay Khosrow's Vision in the World-Revealing Cup بیت #16200
یکی ترجمان را ز لشکر بخواند / به گلگون بادآورش برنشاند
“He called an interpreter from the army and seated him upon his swift steed Golgun,”
12rokh • The Single Combat of Bizhan and Houman بیت #17752
هوازی جهان بود شبگون شده / زمین سربسر پاک گلگون شده
“The atmosphere turned dark as night, and the ground became completely crimson with blood.”
Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Recounting: The Outbreak of the Great Battle and the Deaths of Ardashir, Hormozd, and Shidasp بیت #24014
بیارید گلگون لهراسپی / نهید از برش زین گشتاسپی
“"Bring forth Lohrasp's rose-red steed (Golgun), and place upon him the saddle of Goshtasp!"”
Goshtasp • The Battle of Zarir, His Treacherous Fall, and Goshtasp's Bitter Mourning بیت #24148
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