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Mobadan (Zoroastrian Priests & Sages)

collective group Origin / Domain: Iran Allegiance: iran

Epic Lore & Biography

The wise Zoroastrian priests and keepers of history and tradition in Iran. Esfandiyar cites the vigilance and tales of the Mobads to validate his scornful account of Zal's origins.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (7)

وزان پس به پاسخ زبان برگشاد / همه پرسش موبدان کرد یاد

“Thereupon he opened his lips to answer, addressing every single question posed by the Mobads.”

Manoochehr • Zal's Solitary Wisdom: Deciphering the Mobads' Riddles and Displaying Martial Prowess بیت #3216

بخوانیم بیدار دل موبدان / از اخترشناسان و از بخردان

“'Let us summon wise mobads, astrologers, and sagacious men.'”

Siavosh • Afrasiab's Terrifying Dream and the Peace Embassy بیت #7931

چنین گفت با نامور موبدان / که‌ای پاک‌دل نیک‌پی بخردان

“He said to the renowned mobads, 'O pure-hearted, auspicious sages!'”

Siavosh • Afrasiab's Terrifying Dream and the Peace Embassy بیت #7935

ازان پس بگفت آنچ در خواب دید / چو موبد ز شاه آن سخنها شنید

“Thereafter he related what he had seen in his dream; when the mobad heard those words,”

Siavosh • Afrasiab's Terrifying Dream and the Peace Embassy بیت #7939

همه موبدان را به کرسی نشاند / پس آن خسرو تیغ‌زن را بخواند

“He seated all the mobads upon thrones, then called for that sword-wielding kingly warrior.”

Goshtasp • The Slander of Gorzam: Esfandiyar Bound in Chains at the Fortress of Gombadan بیت #24472

شه خسروان گفت با موبدان / بدان رادمردان و اسپهبدان

“The king of kings spoke to the mobads, to those noble men and warlords:”

Goshtasp • The Slander of Gorzam: Esfandiyar Bound in Chains at the Fortress of Gombadan بیت #24474

من ایدون شنیدستم از بخردان / بزرگان و بیداردل موبدان

“'I have heard thus from the wise, from the great elders and vigilant Mobads...'”

Esfandyar • Esfandiyar's Scorn of Rostam's Ancestry بیت #26548

Mobadan (Zoroastrian Priests & Sages)

Epic Lore & Biography

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