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Faranakفرانک

fa-rah-NAK

Second of the three daughters of the old dehqan Barzin, given in marriage to Bahram Goor.

In the poem
First at D10.13, Bahram Weds the Daughters of Noble Barzin
Named
1 time, in 1 section
Main stories
D10 The Bahram Goor Cycle: Justice, Foreign Adventures, and End of a Reign (1)

In the poem’s own words

The 1 section that name Faranak most often, with the summary from the Notes and the couplets that name Faranak. Tap a couplet number to read it in the full poem.
D10.13

Bahram Weds the Daughters of Noble Barzin

Bahram rides to the sea with elephants, hawks and cheetahs. His black falcon Toghri carries off a crane; following its bells he finds Barzin’s garden and three harping daughters, drinks, and asks for all three as brides. Later he transfixes a mating pair of Gur-e-Khars with one shaft.

  • D10.13.99
    The eldest daughter’s name was Mah Afrid;The second, Faranak, slim as a reed.
Faranak named 1 time here · read the section in the full poem · notes

Where she appears

Named mentions by book, from the Universe Registry, the index behind this site. Titles and epithets are not counted.
D10The Bahram Goor Cycle: Justice, Foreign Adventures, and End of a Reign1

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