Character · The Shahnameh · Volume II

Goosh-bistarگوش‌بستر

goosh-bes-TAR

'Ear-bedded': a hairy wild man with elephant ears whom Iskandar meets by the sea.

In the poem: First at D5.34, Iskandar Finds the Treasure of Kay Khosrow
Named: 2 times, in 1 section
Main stories: D5 The Iskandar Cycle (2)

How we draw Goosh-bistar

The identity sheet the illustrator works from. Tap to open full size. More in the Art section.

Goosh-bistar, identity sheet: Adult wild man — **Adult wild man**

In the poem’s own words

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

D5.34

Iskandar Finds the Treasure of Kay Khosrow

Marching toward Babil, the army crosses a great mountain and reaches a sea full of game. A wild man, Goosh-bistar, describes an island city of bone whose walls are painted with Kay Khosrow and Afrasiab, and fetches its elders to greet the Shah.

D5.34.15
He said: “My parents named me at my birth:Goosh-bistar is the name I bear on earth.”
D5.34.26
Goosh-bistar left at once, without delay,And brought the city’s people on their way.

Goosh-bistar named 2 times here · read the section in the full poem · notes