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Part 15•Shahnameh•The book of kings

Feraydun’s War Against Zahhak 

Feraydun lifted his head to the sun and prepared to avenge his father. He set off on the day of Khordad, when the omens were favorable, and under an auspicious Star; an army gathered about him, and his glory rose up to the clouds. Strong elephants and oxen bearing the army’s provisions preceded the column, and Kiyanush and Barmayeh were at the king’s side as if they were his loyal younger brothers. And so Feraydun went forward like the wind, stage by stage, his head filled with thoughts of vengeance and his heart with justice.
Traveling quickly on their Arab horses, they reached a place where men who had devoted themselves to God lived. Feraydun dismounted and sent greetings to them. As the night darkened, a man came forward to welcome them: his musky
hair reached to his feet, and his face was like that of a houri in paradise.
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Part 16•Shahnameh•The book of kings

He made for the River Arvand (if you do not know Pahlavi, this river is called “Dejleh” in Arabic, or the Tigris) and pitched camp on its banks, close to the city of Baghdad, and sent word to the ferryman there that he needed boats to transport his army across the river. But the man neither sent any craft nor came to talk with Feraydun. His answer was, “The world’s king has told me in private that I am not to let so much as a mosquito cross this river without a permit sealed in the correct manner.” Feraydun was enraged by this reply; his mind was focused on the coming battle and, undeterred by the river’s depth, he mounted his brave horse Golrang and urged it into the water. His companions quickly followed suit, plunging their mounts in the river, so that the water rose above their saddles.
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The prince and his army reached the further bank and went on toward Jerusalem, which was called in Pahlavi “Gang Dezh Hukht” and was where Zahhak had built his palace.
When they were a mile from the city, the king saw a palace with walls that shone like the planet Jupiter in the heavens and were so high that they seemed to reach for the stars. He knew that this great palace, which seemed a place of joy and peace, was the home of the monster Zahhak, and he said to his companions, “T fear that anyone who can raise such a building on the dark earth is somehow secretly favored by fate. Rather than delay, we had better attack immediately.” He shouldered his mace and urged his horse forward, bearing down on the palace guards like a fire, so that not one of them remained.