Zal
زال
raised by the Simorgh
Exposed at birth for his white hair and raised on a mountain by the Simorgh, a bird older than the world. Came down, took back his father's house, married a princess of Kabul, and fathered Rostam.
- Spans
- 10 reigns
- Years, as the poem counts
- 790
- From reign to reign
- Manuchehr → Bahman
Bound to
Appears in
- Zal and the Simorgh
The baby was born with white hair, so his father left him on a mountain.
- Zal and Rudabeh
She was descended from the tyrant. They were told no by everyone, and did it anyway.
- Rostam and Esfandiyar
Two men who like each other, ordered into a fight neither one wants.
- The Death of Rostam
Five hundred years of war, and it ends with a hunting trip and a half-brother.