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The Lion-Ape Takes the Khan's Daughter
Book E6 · Khosrow Parviz

The Lion-Ape Takes the Khan's Daughter

From E6.34, Bahram Chubin Slays the Lion-Ape. It illustrates E6.34.11–15:

  • E6.34.11
    One day she wandered out upon the plain,While the Khan hunted with his royal train.
  • E6.34.12
    The noble Khatoon sat within her hall,With trusted counselors inside the wall.
  • E6.34.13
    The daughter took her damsels and her wineTo meadows green, where springtime blossoms shine.
  • E6.34.14
    The Lion-Ape looked down from rocky height,Descended, drawing her by breath’s fierce might.
  • E6.34.15
    It swallowed her; her fleeting life had fled;Her moon-bright life was gone, the princess dead.
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