Rostam Wars

Rostam is a legendary hero in Persian mythology, the son of Zāl and Rudaba, whose life and work was immortalized by the 10th-century Persian poet Ferdowsi in the Shahnameh, or Epic of Kings, which contains pre-Islamic Iranian folklore and history. However, the roots of the narrative date much earlier. He is also known for the story of Seven Labours. Rostam was always represented as the mightiest of Iranian holy warriors. The Seven Labours of Rostam, were a series of acts carried out by the greatest of the Iranian heroes, Rostam, The story was retold by Ferdowsi in his epic poem, Shahnameh. In this piece, I have compared Rostam's Labours to his wars and combined them with a series of Star W...View all