Aghrirat ( fa, اَغْریرَتْ) or Aghrirath ( fa, اَغْریرَثْ) is a famous
Turanian {{Short description, List of groups of people
Turanian is a term that has been used in reference to diverse groups of people. It has had currency in Turanism, Pan-Turkism, and historic Turkish nationalism.
Many of the uses of the word are obsolete. ...
character 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 ...
and
Iranian mythology Iranian mythology or Iranic mythology may refer to any of the following mythologies of various Iranian peoples:
* Persian mythology
* Kurdish mythology
* Scythian mythology
** Ossetian mythology
* Azerbaijani mythology
See also
* Iranian religio ...
. He and
Piran Veyse
Piran son of Viseh ( fa, پیران ویسه) is a Turanian figure in Shahnameh, the national epic of Greater Iran. Beside Shahnameh, Piran is also mentioned in other sources such as Tabari and Tha'ālibī. He is the king of Khotan and the spah ...
are the only Turanians that are described positively in Iranian mythology. Aghrirat is son of
Pashang
Pashang ( fa, پَشَنْگ) is the name of two separate characters in Persian Mythology. According to Ferdowsi's epic the ''Shahnameh'', he is of the race of Tur the son of Fereydun and the father of Afrasiab. He was an early king of Turan. In ...
and brother of
Afrasiab
Afrasiab ( fa, ''afrāsiyāb''; ae, Fraŋrasyan; Middle-Persian: ''Frāsiyāv, Frāsiyāk'') is the name of the mythical king and hero of Turan. He is the main antagonist of the Persian epic Shahnameh, written by Ferdowsi.
The mythical king ...
and
Garsivaz
Garsivaz (also Garsiwaz, Gersiwaz or Karsivaz) ( fa, گَرسیوَز ) is a mythical Turanian character, referred to in ''Shahnameh'' ('Book of Kings') by the Persian epic-poet Ferdowsi. He is the brother of Afrasiab
Afrasiab ( fa, ''afrāsi ...
. Unlike Afrasiab, Aghrirat is kind and gentle.
Although mostly unsuccessful, he tries to put an end to hostilities between Iran and Turan and bring peace to both countries.
References
Shahnameh characters
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