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A few of Shahnameh’s Icons

Keyumars
First mythical king/human – Per Shahnameh and Aveesta

Djamsheed
Fourth mythical Pishdadian king (sometimes referred to as Soleiman). Persepolis is called Takht e Djamsheed – the Throne of Djamsheed. Festival of Nowruz is accredited to him.

Fereydoon
Per Shahnameh Farr e Iyzadi (heavenly Blessing Powers) went from Jamsheed to Fereydoon. He, with the help of Kaveh e Ahangar destroys the evil Zahhak (Tazi –Arab). He crowns in the month of Mehr thus the festival of Mehregan is attributed to him. He has 3 sons and he divides the world between them: Iraj gets Iran, Salm Gets Rome, Tur gets (Turkestan/China).

Rostam
Rostaam Farrokhzād Persian HERO – son of Zal and Roudabeh, husband of Tahmineh, father of Sohrab. He fought the Arabs (Taziyan) and was killed by a plot designed by his half-brother Shaghad who created a ditch with sharp spears and guided Rostam to fall into it with his horse Rakhsh. However, the most tragic story of his life is that unknowingly Rostam fights his son Sohrab and wounds him fatally.

Si-morgh(30 birds) Mystical bird
This giant female bird resides in Alborz mountains and as the story goes raises the albino Zal, Sam’s son. And she is very attached to him. And when Zal goes back to Sam, she gives him 3 of her feathers to burn if he gets into trouble. Ferdowsi tells the story of 2 of the feathers (one for Rodabeh to get c-section, the other to assist Rostam in his battle with Esfandiar).

Jam e Jahan Nama
A cup that displayed what was happening in the world. Owned by KyKhosro shah (in Bijan and Manijeh Story). However later some people associated it with Djamsheed Shah – Jaam e Jam.