Shahrnáz

Family: Irán · Role: sister of Jemshíd · First appears: Mirtás-Tází, and his Son Zohák · Part 5

In the Story of Mirtás-Tází, and his Son Zohák, Shahrnáz and Arnawáz, sisters of Jemshíd, were seized by Zohák’s people and held in his harem until Feridún released them. In the Story of Kavah, the Blacksmith, Feridún captured the building and freed the imprisoned women, including Shahrnáz and Arnawáz. In the Story of Feridún, Feridún was seen sitting with Shahrnáz in soft dalliance.

Relationship record

Life events

• Zohák's people seized Shahrnáz and Arnawáz and held them until Feridún released them.(Mirtás-Tází, and his Son Zohák · Part 5)
  • With: Arnawáz Zohák Feridún
  • “They had been both seized, and conveyed to Zohák by his people, and continued in confinement for some time in the King's harem, but they were afterwards released by Feridún.”
• Feridún captured the building and freed the imprisoned women, including Shahrnáz and Arnawáz.(Kavah, the Blacksmith · 📍 Bait-el-Mukaddus)
  • With: Feridún Arnawáz
  • “He captured the whole of the building, and released all the black-eyed damsels who were secluded there, and among them Shahrnáz and Arnawáz, the two sisters of Jemshíd before alluded to.”
• Feridún released Shahrnáz and Arnawáz from Zohák’s palace and destroyed the talisman.(Feridún)
  • With: Feridún Arnawáz Zohák
  • “He came, and boldly seized the splendid throne, And all thy spells, and sorceries, and magic, Were instantly dissolved by higher power, And all who dwelt within thy palace walls, Demon or man, all utterly destroyed,”

Mirtás-Tází, and his Son Zohák · Part 5

• siblings with Arnawáz “It is related that Jemshíd had two sisters, named Shahrnáz and Arnawáz.”
• patron: Feridún “They had been both seized, and conveyed to Zohák by his people, and continued in confinement for some time in the King's harem, but they were afterwards released by Feridún.”
• siblings with Jemshíd “It is related that Jemshíd had two sisters, named Shahrnáz and Arnawáz.”
• enemies with Zohák “They had been both seized, and conveyed to Zohák by his people, and continued in confinement for some time in the King's harem, but they were afterwards released by Feridún.”

Kavah, the Blacksmith

• siblings with Jemshíd “He captured the whole of the building, and released all the black-eyed damsels who were secluded there, and among them Shahrnáz and Arnawáz, the two sisters of Jemshíd before alluded to.”
• siblings with Arnawáz “He captured the whole of the building, and released all the black-eyed damsels who were secluded there, and among them Shahrnáz and Arnawáz, the two sisters of Jemshíd before alluded to.”
• with Zohák (Zohák had kept her imprisoned.) “He captured the whole of the building, and released all the black-eyed damsels who were secluded there, and among them Shahrnáz and Arnawáz, the two sisters of Jemshíd.”

Feridún

• courtship with Feridún “He ascended a high place, himself unobserved, from which he saw Feridún sitting engaged in soft dalliance with the lovely Shahrnáz.”
• patron: Feridún “Why did he penetrate thy secret chambers, And bring to light the beautiful Shahrnáz, And red-lipped Arnawáz?”

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