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Homay

human hero Origin / Domain: Iran Allegiance: iran

Epic Lore & Biography

Pious and eloquent mobad chosen by the desperate Iranian council to deliver a submissive letter and tribute offer to the Khaqan of China in Merv.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (7)

مر او را دهم دخترم را همای / وکرد ایزدش را برین بر گوای
“Would receive his daughter Homay in marriage, taking God as witness to this solemn vow.”
Goshtasp • Daqiqi's Tale: Esfandiyar Learns of Zarir's Death and Takes up the Sacred Banner بیت #24160
اگر نیستی جز شکست همای / خردمند را دل نرفتی ز جای
“'Were it nothing but the humiliation of Homay, a wise man's heart would still break.'”
Goshtasp • The Fall of Balkh, the Slaughter of Lohrasp, and the Clash of Armies بیت #24661
همای خردمند و به آفرید / که باد هوا روی ایشان ندید
“The wise Homay and Beh-Afarid, whose faces even the open wind had never beheld,”
Goshtasp • Jamasp's Mission to the Chained Esfandiyar: The Shattering of Bonds and the Rebirth of a Hero بیت #24788
چه گویی به پاسخ که روزی همای / ز من کرد یاد اندرین تنگ جای
“What answer hast thou if I say that Homay never remembered me in this narrow prison?”
Goshtasp • Jamasp's Mission to the Chained Esfandiyar: The Shattering of Bonds and the Rebirth of a Hero بیت #24792
ازان رفتگان ماند آنجا به جای / به نزد جهاندار پور همای
“Were left behind by those who fled, gathered before the monarch, the son of Homay.”
Darab • Darab's Three-Day Battle with Sho'ayb the Arab and the Levy of Tribute بیت #28491
یکی موبدی بود نامش همای / هنرمند و بادانش و پاک‌رای
“There was a priest named Homay, accomplished, wise, and of noble judgment.”
Bahgoor • Bahram's Feigned Neglect, the Khaqan's Invasion of Merv, and Persia's Submission بیت #35684
بیامد ز ایران خجسته همای / خود و نامداران پاکیزه‌رای
“Blessed Homay set out from Iran, accompanied by noblemen of pure intellect.”
Bahgoor • Bahram's Feigned Neglect, the Khaqan's Invasion of Merv, and Persia's Submission بیت #35690
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