Epic Lore & Biography

Rivniz is a brave Iranian champion who joins the assembly of lords blessing Goshtasp upon the royal throne.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (20)

درفشی پلنگست پیکر گراز / پس ریونیزست با کام و ناز

“'A banner emblazoned with a leopard and boar follows the proud Rivniz.'”

Forood • The Golden Host on the Crest and the Identification of the Banners بیت #11490

میان را ببست اندران ریونیز / همی زان نبردش سرآمد قفیز

“Rivniz bound his waist for that fight, though his life's measure was already spent.”

Forood • The Futile Counsel of Bahram and the Death of Rivniz بیت #11597

بیامد دگرباره داماد طوس / همی کرد گردون برو بر فسوس

“Then came forth once more the son-in-law of Tus, while the heavens mockingly prepared his fate.”

Forood • The Futile Counsel of Bahram and the Death of Rivniz بیت #11610

ز راه چرم بر سپدکوه شد / دلش پرجفا بود نستوه شد

“From the road of Charam he rode up Sepid-kuh; his heart was full of cruelty, and he grew reckless.”

Forood • The Futile Counsel of Bahram and the Death of Rivniz بیت #11611

چنین داد پاسخ مر او را تخوار / که این ریونیزست گرد و سوار

“Tokhar answered him thus: 'This is Rivniz, a champion and a formidable rider.'”

Forood • The Futile Counsel of Bahram and the Death of Rivniz بیت #11616

چهل خواهرستش چو خرم بهار / پسر خود جزین نیست اندر تبار

“'He has forty sisters like radiant spring; he is the only son in his clan.'”

Forood • The Futile Counsel of Bahram and the Death of Rivniz بیت #11617

فریبنده و ریمن و چاپلوس / دلیر و جوانست و داماد طوس

“'He is deceitful, crafty, and flattering, yet young, brave, and the son-in-law of Tus.'”

Forood • The Futile Counsel of Bahram and the Death of Rivniz بیت #11618

چو از دور نزدیک شد ریونیز / بزه برکشید آن خمانیده شیز

“As Rivniz drew near from afar, Farud drew back the string of his bent ebony bow.”

Forood • The Futile Counsel of Bahram and the Death of Rivniz بیت #11626

بیفتاد و برگشت زو اسپ تیز / بخاک اندر آمد سر ریو نیز

“He fell, and his swift horse galloped away, while Rivniz's head rolled in the dust.”

Forood • The Futile Counsel of Bahram and the Death of Rivniz بیت #11628

که جفتست با خواهر ریونیز / بکین آمدست این جهانجوی نیز

“'He is wedded to Rivniz's sister; this seeker of world-renown has also come out for revenge.'”

Forood • Zarasp's Fall and the Wrath of Tus بیت #11640

بخونست غرقه تن ریونیز / ازین بیش خواری چه بینیم نیز

“'The body of Rivniz is drenched in blood; what greater humiliation shall we endure?'”

Forood • Farud Shoots Tus's Steed: The Commander's Humiliation and Iranian Fury بیت #11693

زرسپ سپهدار چون ریونیز / سپهبد که گیتی ندارد بچیز

“'Zaraspe the commander fell, as did Rivniz—that prince who held the world as nothing.'”

Forood • Forud Strikes Giv’s Charger, Giv Strikes Bijan with the Whip, and Bijan Rides to Mount Sepid بیت #11736

تن ریونیز اندران خون و خاک / شده غرق و خفتان برو چاک چاک

“The body of Rivniz lay drowned in blood and dust, his mail-shirt torn to shreds.”

Forood • Bahram's Quest for the Lost Whip, His Heroic Battle on Foot, and the Loss of His Arm بیت #12423

همان نیز داماد او ریونیز / نبود از بد بخت مانند چیز

“'Likewise his son-in-law Rivniz met a terrible fate in that battle.'”

Kamoos • The Shame of the Host, King Kay Khosrow's Wrath, and Rostam's Intercession for Tus بیت #12664

نه فرزند کاوس‌کی ریونیز / به جنگ اندرون کشته شد زار نیز

“'Was not Rivniz, son of Kay-Kavus, also miserably slain in battle?'”

Kamoos • The Shame of the Host, King Kay Khosrow's Wrath, and Rostam's Intercession for Tus بیت #12667

چو در پیش او کشته شد ریونیز / زرسپ آن جوان سرافراز نیز

“'When Rivniz was slain before his eyes, and Zarasp, that proud young hero, too—'”

Kamoos • The Shame of the Host, King Kay Khosrow's Wrath, and Rostam's Intercession for Tus بیت #12677

به ویژه ز بهرام وز ریونیز / همی جان خویشم نیاید بچیز

“'Especially for Bahram and Rivniz, I count my own life as worth nothing at all.'”

Kamoos • The Shame of the Host, King Kay Khosrow's Wrath, and Rostam's Intercession for Tus بیت #12688

ز بهرام گودرز وز ریونیز / دلم تیر تر گشت برسان شیز

“'Because of Bahram son of Goudarz and Rivniz, my heart grew blacker than ebony.'”

Khaghan • The Capture of the Khaqan of China, the Flight of Piran, and the Entrusting of Spoils to Fariborz بیت #14822

ز تخم زرسپ آنک بودند نیز / چو بهرام شیراوژن و ریونیز

“Also from the seed of Zarasp, such as Bahram the lion-slayer and Riveniz.”

Lohrasp • Zarir's Embassy to Aleppo: The Royal Regalia and Caesar's Challenge بیت #23437

چو بهرام و چون ساوه و ریونیز / کسی کو سرافراز بودند نیز

“Such as Bahram, Saveh, and Rivniz, and all those who held their heads high in honor,”

Lohrasp • The Coronation of Goshtasp, the Arrival of Caesar and Katayun, and Lohrasp's Abdication بیت #23487