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Arnavaz

human hero Origin / Domain: Iran Allegiance: iran

Epic Lore & Biography

Daughter of King Jamshid and queen of Fereydun. She was saved from Zahhak alongside her sister Shahrnaz and became the mother of Fereydun's youngest and most beloved son (Iraj).

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (8)

ز پوشیده‌رویان یکی شهرناز / دگر پاکدامن به نام ارنواز
“Of these veiled maidens, one was named Shahrnaz, and the other, pure of heart, was Arnavaz.”
Zahhak • The Thousand-Year Reign of Zahhak بیت #581
در ایوان شاهی شبی دیر یاز / به خواب اندرون بود با ارنواز
“In the royal palace on a prolonged night, he lay asleep beside Arnavaz.”
Zahhak • The Nightmare of Zahhak and the Mobads' Prophecy بیت #616
چنین گفت ضحاک را ارنواز / که شاها چه بودت نگویی به راز
“Arnavaz spoke thus to Zahhak: 'O King! What has befallen thee that thou wilt not share thy secret?'”
Zahhak • The Nightmare of Zahhak and the Mobads' Prophecy بیت #625
به شاه گرانمایه گفت ارنواز / که بر ما بباید گشادنت راز
“Arnavaz said to the exalted king: 'Thou must reveal this secret unto us.'”
Zahhak • The Nightmare of Zahhak and the Mobads' Prophecy بیت #630
شه پر منش را خوش آمد سخن / که آن سرو سیمین برافگند بن
“The ambitious king was pleased by her words, for that silver-stemmed cypress had guided him well.”
Zahhak • The Nightmare of Zahhak and the Mobads' Prophecy بیت #640
ز یک دست سرو سهی شهرناز / به دست دگر ماه‌روی ارنواز
“On one side sat Shahrnaz, grace like a straight cypress, and on the other sat Arnavaz, moon-faced and radiant.”
Zahhak • Kondrow Bears News of Fereydun to Zahhak بیت #927
به یک دست گیرد رخ شهرناز / به دیگر عقیق لب ارنواز
“'With one hand he caresses the cheek of Shahrnaz, and with the other he holds the ruby lip of Arnavaz!'”
Zahhak • Kondrow Bears News of Fereydun to Zahhak بیت #961
از این سه دو پاکیزه از شهرناز / یکی کهتر از خوب چهر ارنواز
“Of these three, two pure-hearted sons were born of Shahrnaz, and the youngest of beautiful Arnavaz.”
Fereydoon • Fereydun's Emissary Seeks the Daughters of the King of Yemen بیت #1095
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