Shahrasb ( fa, شهراسب), also known as Shahrasp, is one of the mythical characters in
Shahnameh
The ''Shahnameh'' or ''Shahnama'' ( fa, شاهنامه, Šāhnāme, lit=The Book of Kings, ) is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran. Consisting of some 50 ...
who was a pious and reliable advisor for
Tahmuras
Tahmuras or Tahmures ( fa, تهمورث ,طهمورث, ; from Avestan ''Taxma Urupi'', meaning ''strong fox'') was the third Shah of the Pishdadian dynasty of Iran (Persia) according to Ferdowsi's epic poem, the ''Shahnameh''. He is considered th ...
.
According to Shahnameh, Shahrasp benevolently taught king Tahmuras the right (moral) way to handle the problems. As the king followed Shahrasb's guidance, became cleansed of any sin and found
Khvarenah.
Appearance in the Movies
The Legend of Mardoush
In the animated
Persian
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trilogy
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"
The Legend of Mardoush", Shahrasb is an old, wise, and well-known priest among the
Katouzians living in a
temple
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in the
Alborz
The Alborz ( fa, البرز) range, also spelled as Alburz, Elburz or Elborz, is a mountain range in northern Iran that stretches from the border of Azerbaijan along the western and entire southern coast of the Caspian Sea and finally runs nort ...
mountains.
In the first episode, the new king
Jamshid consults Shahrasb for strange problems emerging in his kingdom.
Shahrasb reveals that
Ahriman
Angra Mainyu (; Avestan: 𐬀𐬢𐬭𐬀⸱𐬨𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬎 ''Aŋra Mainiiu'') is the Avestan-language name of Zoroastrianism's hypostasis of the "destructive/evil spirit" and the main adversary in Zoroastrianism either of the ...
was the cause of those problems and suggests Jamshid to capture the
cup of divination, currently possessed by Ahriman, so that Ahriman cannot use it (i.e. observe the world through the cup) anymore.
In the third episode,
Faranak Farānak ( fa, فَرانَک) is a female character in the Persian epic ''Shahnameh''. She is married to Abtin and the mother of Fereydun.
Etymology
Farânak is derived from the word ''Parvâneh'', which means "butterfly" in Persian. Like many ...
(
Fereydun
Fereydun ( ae, 𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬀, Θraētaona, pal, 𐭯𐭫𐭩𐭲𐭥𐭭, ; New Persian: , ''Fereydūn/Farīdūn'') is an Iranian mythical king and hero from the Pishdadian dynasty. He is known as an emblem of victory, just ...
's mother) brings the young boy Fereydun to the temple and asks Shahrasb to take care of Fereydun and teach him, without revealing his identity.
Later, Shahrasb is summoned to
Zahhak
Zahhāk or Zahāk () ( fa, ضحّاک), also known as Zahhak the Snake Shoulder ( fa, ضحاک ماردوش, Zahhāk-e Mārdoush), is an evil figure in Persian mythology, evident in ancient Persian folklore as Azhi Dahāka ( fa, اژی دهاک ...
's palace to answer how Zahhak can prevent his doom.
He is then imprisoned since he publicly told Zahhak that he cannot escape his destiny.
The Last Fiction
In the long animated
movie
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"
The Last Fiction", the character of Shahrasb is introduced as the old and wise man of
Alborz
The Alborz ( fa, البرز) range, also spelled as Alburz, Elburz or Elborz, is a mountain range in northern Iran that stretches from the border of Azerbaijan along the western and entire southern coast of the Caspian Sea and finally runs nort ...
temple, and the moral/spiritual master of
Afaridoon.
(Persian)
References
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Persian mythology