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Dilafruzدل‌افروز

del-af-ROOZ

Dilafruz Farrukhpish, the slave girl who frees Shapur from captivity in Rum and becomes his favorite; the name is also borne by a laborer who leads Bahram Goor's men to a miser's hoard.

In the poem
First at D8.1, Shapur, Son of Hormizd, Surnamed Zul-Aktaf; last at D10.16, A Bramble-Grubber Reveals Farshidvard’s Guilt
Named
2 times, in 2 sections
Main stories
D8 The Shapur Zul-Aktaf Cycle and Later Early Sasanian Reigns (1); D10 The Bahram Goor Cycle: Justice, Foreign Adventures, and End of a Reign (1)
Pictures
3 panels · identity sheets

How we draw Dilafruz

The identity sheet the illustrator works from. Tap to open full size. More in the Art section.
Dilafruz Farrukhpish (the damsel), identity sheet: Young woman
Young woman

In the pictures

Dilafruz in 3 woodcut panels of the illustrated poem, in story order. Tap one to see it with the couplets it illustrates.
The Damsel Softens the Hide with MilkD8.1.5The Damsel Softens the Hide with MilkShapur Hurls Down Caesar's GuardD8.1.5Shapur Hurls Down Caesar's GuardWine at the Gardener's TableD8.1.5Wine at the Gardener's Table

In the poem’s own words

The 2 sections that name Dilafruz most often, with the summary from the Notes and the couplets that name Dilafruz. Tap a couplet number to read it in the full poem.
D8.1

Shapur, Son of Hormizd, Surnamed Zul-Aktaf

Dilafruz named 1 time here · read the section in the full poem · notes
D10.16

A Bramble-Grubber Reveals Farshidvard’s Guilt

A thorn-cutter tells Bahram that Farshidvard is the region’s richest man and its hungriest. Bahram sends Behruz, a scribe and a hundred riders with the grubber to inventory the flocks; the scribes cannot finish the count. The king orders the whole of it distributed to the poor.

  • D10.16.22
    The grubber’s name was Dilafruz the bright,A stalwart man of stately form and height.
Dilafruz named 1 time here · read the section in the full poem · notes

On the maps

Story maps that show Dilafruz or tell a part of the story that names Dilafruz.
D8.1.1–D8.1.3Shapur “Pierce-Shoulder” and the Arabian CampaignD8.1.4–D8.1.10Shapur Zul-Aktaf in Rum: Captivity and Revenge

Where she appears

Named mentions by book, from the Universe Registry, the index behind this site. Titles and epithets are not counted.
D8The Shapur Zul-Aktaf Cycle and Later Early Sasanian Reigns1D10The Bahram Goor Cycle: Justice, Foreign Adventures, and End of a Reign1

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