Gúrd-afríd

Also known as: Gúrd-áfríd · Family: Irán · Role: warrior-dame · First appears: Story of Sohráb · Part 4

Life events

Sohráb captures Gúrd-afríd with a noose, but she persuades him to let her escape.(Story of Sohráb · Part 4)
- With: Sohráb
- “And round her waist the twisted loop he threw-- ‘Now seek not to escape,’ he sharply said, ‘Such is the fate of war, unthinking maid! And, as such beauty seldom swells our pride, Vain thy attempt to cast my toils aside.’”
Gúrd-afríd deceives Sohráb and escapes back to the castle.(Story of Sohráb · Part 4 · 📍 the castle-gate)
- With: Sohráb
- “Thus vanquished, lost, unconscious of her aim, And only struggling with his amorous flame, He rode behind, as if compelled by fate, And heedless saw her gain the castle-gate.”

enemies with Sohráb (They fight one another.) “The stripling Chief shields off the threaten'd blow, Reins in his steed, then rushes on the foe;”
admirer: Sohráb “Raptured he gazed, her smiles resistless move The wildest transports of ungoverned love.”

Extracted from the original text of The Sháh Námeh. Made with Rho MD.