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Tamarisk Arrow (Tir-e Gaz)

artifact item Origin / Domain: Sea of Chin / Mount Alborz Allegiance: independent

Epic Lore & Biography

A double-pointed arrow fashioned from a tamarisk branch, created under the exact instructions of the Simorgh and steeped in mystical wine/poison. It served as the sole weapon capable of breaching Esfandiyar's bronze body by striking his eyes, marking the tragic climax of the cycle.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (3)

کمان را به زه کرد و آن تیر گز / که پیکانش را داده بد آب رز

“He strung his bow and readied that tamarisk arrow whose tip was tempered in wine.”

Esfandyar • The Tamarisk Arrow: The Fall of Esfandiyar and the Final Lament بیت #27288

همی راند تیر گز اندر کمان / سر خویش کرده سوی آسمان

“He drawn the tamarisk arrow onto the bow, turning his head toward the heavens.”

Esfandyar • The Tamarisk Arrow: The Fall of Esfandiyar and the Final Lament بیت #27289

تهمتن گز اندر کمان راند زود / بران سان که سیمرغ فرموده بود

“Tahamtan swiftly drove the tamarisk arrow into his bow, exactly as the Simorgh had directed.”

Esfandyar • The Tamarisk Arrow: The Fall of Esfandiyar and the Final Lament بیت #27299

Tamarisk Arrow (Tir-e Gaz)

Epic Lore & Biography

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (3)

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