Rostam

male
warrior, Epic of King, Arsacid period, Ferdowsi of Tus, Battle of Carrhae, Persianmythology
Rostam is a mythical hero of Iran and son of Zal and Rudaba. In some ways, the position of Rostam in the historical tradition is curiously parallel...
Siavash Kasraie

Siavash Kasraie

male, deceased (1997)
Siavuŝ Kasrâie, Iranian peoples, lyric poetry, Isfahan, anthem, arash…Persianmythology, Persian myth
Siavuŝ Kasrâie or Siavash Kasraie also spelled as Siavash Kasraii or Siavash Kassraii (February 25 1927, Isfahan - February 8 1996, Vienna) was an...

Zal

male
persian, Simurgh, Nariman, Mt. Damavand, Rudaba, Persianmythology…Persian language
Zāl was a mythical warrior of ancient Iran. He was born with white hair, and his name is used in Persian to refer to those who suffer from a...

Afrasiab

male
warrior, Persianmythology, Middle-Persian, Archaeological sites in Uzbekistan, Cities in Uzbekistan, Freangrāsyāk…Persian names
Afrasiab (Avestan: Fraŋrasyan; Pahlavi: Frāsiyāv, Frāsiyāk and Freangrāsyāk), is the name of the mythical King and hero of Turan and an archene...

Rostam Farrokhzād

male
persian, Euphrates River, Eran Spahbods, Muslim history, Sassanid dynasty, Persian Empire…Persianmythology
Rostam Farrokhzād was the Ērān Spāhbod (Commander of the Iranian Army) of the Sāsānian Empire's armed forces under the reign of Yazdgird, "r". 6...

Mehrdad Bahar

male, deceased (1994)
Iran Mythology, Notes on Shahnameh, Mohammad Taghi Bahar, School of Oriental and African Studies, historian, linguist…Persian literature, Persianmythology, persian
Mehrdad Bahar was a prominent Iranist, linguist, mythologist and Persian historian. Mehrdad Bahar, the son of Persian poet Mohammad Taghi Bahar,...