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Gorgsaran

collective group Origin / Domain: Touran Allegiance: independent

Epic Lore & Biography

A fierce or predatory tribe/realm associated with Touran. King Goshtasp uses 'Gorgsaran' (Wolf-heads or Wolf-hearted ones) to describe the forces of Arjasp, vowing to reduce their realm to ruin.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (4)

ببستند از آن گرگساران هزار / پیاده به زاری کشیدند خوار
“They bound a thousand of those wolves, dragging them along on foot in misery and shame.”
Manoochehr • Sam's Council with the Astrologers and the Prophecy of Rostam's Birth بیت #2663
وزان گرگ‌ساران جنگاور‌ان / وزان نره دیوان مازندران
“Of those warlike wolf-heads and those fierce demons of Mazandaran,”
Manoochehr • Sam’s Audience with King Manuchehr: Tales of War and the Royal Decree Against Kabul بیت #2844
سوی گرگساران شد و باختر / درفش خجسته برافراخت سر
“He set out toward Gurgasaran and Bakhtar, raising high his blessed banner.”
Manoochehr • Arrival of Sam and Zal in Kabul, The Royal Wedding of Zal and Rudabeh, and Transfer of Sovereign Rule بیت #3401
به توران زمین اندر آرم سپاه / کنم کشور گرگساران تباه
“'And lead my armies into the land of Touran to lay waste to the realm of the Wolf-heads!'”
Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Verse: Goshtasp's Fierce Reply to Arjasp and the Threat of War بیت #23766
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