Katāyoun
Katāyoun () is a female figure in Shāhnāmeh and Iranian mythology. She is married to Goshtāsb and the mother of Esfandiār. In the Shāhnāme, she is the daughter of the Kaiser of Rûm, while in both the Avestā and in Pahlavi texts, she is called ''Hutaosā'' and identified as an Iranian girl and a descendant of Nowzar. In Shāhnāmeh Goshtāsb is the son of Lohrāsp, the shahanshah of Iran. Goshtāsb asks his father to become king, but his father rejects this request and because of this, Goshtāsb goes to Rûm. The Kaiser of Rûm has a daughter, named Katāyoun, and he wants to find a husband for her. One night Katāyoun sees a dream in which a stranger (Goshtāsb) offers her a bouquet and she accepts. When the Kaiser invites the nobles and grandees of the country to a feast, Katāyoun meets Goshtāsb and they fall in love. The Kaiser is opposed to this marriage, however, in Rûm, women are free in choosing their husbands and the Bishop of Rûm warns Kaiser that his ...
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Katayun (name)
Katayun (also Katayoun and Katajun) is a given name. People *Katajun Amirpur (born 1971), German-Iranian professor *Katayoun Copeland, American lawyer and politician *Katayoun Khosrowyar (born 1987), Iranian-American football coach * Katayun Mazdapour (born 1943), Iranian linguist * Katayun Pracher-Hilander (born 1971), Austrian politician * Katayoun Riahi (born 1961), Iranian actress * Katayoon Shahabi (born 1968), Iranian film producer * Katayun Virkar (1918–2011), Indian medical researcher Other uses * Katāyoun, in Persian mythology, the wife of Vishtaspa, Goshtāsb and the mother of Esfandiār References

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