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Lions of the Wilderness

legendary beast Origin / Domain: Wilderness of the Second Stage Allegiance: independent

Epic Lore & Biography

A pair of formidable male and female lions haunting the wilderness in the second stage of Esfandiyar's Haft Khan. Renowned for their supernatural ferocity, they dominated the path until Prince Esfandiyar confronted them alone, cleaving the male in half and decapitating the female.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (9)

دران نیستان بیشهٔ شیر بود / که پیلی نیارست ازو نی درود
“Now that reed thicket was a fierce lion's lair, where even an elephant dared not harvest a single reed.”
Kay Kavus • The First Khan: Hunting the Wild Ass and Rakhsh's Battle with the Lion بیت #4883
چو یک پاس بگذشت درنده شیر / به سوی کنام خود آمد دلیر
“When one watch of the night had passed, the ferocious lion returned boldly to its lair.”
Kay Kavus • The First Khan: Hunting the Wild Ass and Rakhsh's Battle with the Lion بیت #4884
بر نی یکی پیل را خفته دید / بر او یکی اسپ آشفته دید
“Upon the reeds he saw an elephant-like man asleep, and standing over him an agitated horse.”
Kay Kavus • The First Khan: Hunting the Wild Ass and Rakhsh's Battle with the Lion بیت #4885
نخست اسپ را گفت باید شکست / چو خواهم سوارم خود آید به دست
“The lion said to himself: 'First I must break the horse, so that the rider himself will be easily captured.'”
Kay Kavus • The First Khan: Hunting the Wild Ass and Rakhsh's Battle with the Lion بیت #4886
سوی رخش رخشان برآمد دمان / چو آتش بجوشید رخش آن زمان
“Roaring like fire, he leapt toward radiant Rakhsh; whereupon Rakhsh boiled over like a cauldron.”
Kay Kavus • The First Khan: Hunting the Wild Ass and Rakhsh's Battle with the Lion بیت #4887
دو دست اندر آورد و زد بر سرش / همان تیز دندان به پشت اندرش
“Rakhsh brought down both forehooves upon the lion's head, sinking his razor teeth deep into its back.”
Kay Kavus • The First Khan: Hunting the Wild Ass and Rakhsh's Battle with the Lion بیت #4888
همی زد بران خاک تا پاره کرد / ددی را بران چاره بیچاره کرد
“He smashed the beast upon the earth until he tore it to pieces, rendering helpless the predator through his cunning and force.”
Kay Kavus • The First Khan: Hunting the Wild Ass and Rakhsh's Battle with the Lion بیت #4889
چو بیدار شد رستم تیزچنگ / جهان دید بر شیر تاریک و تنگ
“When sharp-clawed Rostam awoke, he saw the world made dark and narrow for the slain lion.”
Kay Kavus • The First Khan: Hunting the Wild Ass and Rakhsh's Battle with the Lion بیت #4890
سرم گر ز خواب خوش آگه شدی / ترا جنگ با شیر کوته شدی
“'Had my head awakened from sweet sleep, thy battle with the lion would have been cut short.'”
Kay Kavus • The First Khan: Hunting the Wild Ass and Rakhsh's Battle with the Lion بیت #4895
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