Gostaham
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Gostaham[1] (Persian: گُسْتَهَم) is the name of a number of Iranian heroes in Shahnameh.
Son of Nowzar
The first Gostaham is the son of
Family Tree
| Manuchehr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nowzar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tous | Gostaham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Son of Gazhdaham
The second Gostaham is son of
Bizhan. Kay Khosrow does not let him to fight with Turanian heroes in the story of Davazdah Rokh (Twelve combats). Gostaham is angry of this decision and chase Lahhāk and Faršēd, brothers of Piran Viseh and kills them. However he himself was severely injured and Bizhan takes him to Kay Khosrow and the latter saves his life by tying a panacean bead around his arm.[1]
When Afrasiab kills Siyâvash in Turan, Goudarz sends Giv there to bring Kay Khosrow, Siavash's son, back to Iran. Giv finds Kay Khosrow and his mother, Farangis, after several years. When they arrive at Dez-e Sepid in the border of Iran and Turan, according to one tradition, Gostaham son of Gazhdaham is the castellan of the fortress.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Djalal Khaleghi-Motlagh, Djalal. "GOSTAHAM". ENCYCLOPÆDIA IRANICA. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ Tafażżolī, Aḥmad. "DEŽ-E SAFĪD". ENCYCLOPÆDIA IRANICA. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
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