New NaqqaliCharacter · The Shahnameh · Volume III
Arezuآرزو
ah-re-ZOO
The jeweler Mahiyar's daughter, a singer and harpist, whom Bahram Goor marries.
- In the poem
- First at D10.14, Bahram Slays Lions and Weds Arezu
- Named
- 13 times, in 1 section
- Main stories
- D10 The Bahram Goor Cycle: Justice, Foreign Adventures, and End of a Reign (13)
- Plates
- Vol I: III
In the poem’s own words
The 1 sections that name Arezu most often, with the summary from the Notes and the couplets that name Arezu. Tap a couplet number to read it in the full poem.
D10.14
Bahram Slays Lions and Weds Arezu
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Bahram kills two lions, hears from a herdsman of a jeweler’s harp-playing daughter, and rides alone to the house as “Gushasp.” Arezu sings to him and chooses him over the king himself; they are married by dawn. Meanwhile Rozbeh lectures the chiefs on the king’s excess with women.
- D10.14.97The maiden’s name was Arezu, his light;She served his wine and was his heart’s delight.
- D10.14.111I wait upon you as a handmaid true;Called Arezu, I joy in guests like you.
- D10.14.121I see no man to rival you in strife;May Arezu serve you faithfully through life.”
Arezu named 13 times here · read the section in the full poem · notes
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Where the name appears
Named mentions by book, from the Universe Registry, the index behind this site. Titles and epithets are not counted.
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