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Garmayel

Also Known As: Garmayel Pishbin
human hero Origin / Domain: Royal Court of Zahhak Allegiance: iran

Epic Lore & Biography

Garmayel the Far-Sighted was a wise and noble counselor of royal stock who co-conspired with Armayel to save the victims of Zahhak's serpents. Mastering culinary skills, he gained control of the King's kitchen, saving thirty youths every month and sending them into the wilderness with livestock, laying the mythical foundation for the Kurdish people.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (2)

یکی نام ارمایل پاک‌دین / دگر نام گرمایل پیشبین
“One was named Armayel, pure in faith, and the other Garmayel, wise and far-sighted.”
Zahhak • Armayel and Garmayel: The Rescue of the Serpent's Victims بیت #589
پر از درد خوالیگران را جگر / پر از خون دو دیده پر از کینه سر
“The hearts of the cooks burned with sorrow; their eyes filled with blood and their heads with vengeance.”
Zahhak • Armayel and Garmayel: The Rescue of the Serpent's Victims بیت #600
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