Sām (سام) is a mythical hero of ancient Persia, and an important character in the
ShahnamehShāhnāmé is an enormous poetic opus written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi around 1000 AD and is the national epic of the Persian-speaking world...
epic. He was the son of
Nariman- External links :* – Fallingrain.com...
, grandson of Garshasp and father to
ZalZāl is a legendary Persian warrior from the old Persian "The Book of Kings/ The king of books" or Shahnameh.-Background:An albino, Zāl was born with white hair. Because of this, his parents called him Zāl. In the Persian language, "Zaall" refers to those who suffer from albinism...
. He was Iran's champion during the rule of
FereydunFereydūn , also pronounced Farīdūn, in medieval Persian Firēdūn, Middle Persian Frēdōn and Avestan Θraētaona is the name of an Iranian mythical king and hero who is an emblem of victory, justice and generosity in the Persian literature.-Etymology:All of the forms of the name shown...
,
ManuchehrManūchehr , older Persian Manōčihr, Avestan Manuščiθra, is a character in Shahnameh. He is the first of the legendary Shāhs who ruled Iran after the breakup of the world empire of Manūchehr's great-grandfather, Fereydūn....
and
NowzarNowzar is a character in Shahnameh. He is the son of Manuchehr and becomes the Shah of Iran after his father's death. His reign of seven years comes to an end when he is killed by Afrasiab during a battle....
. He was appointed by Manuchehr to rule
ZabulistanZabulistan , also spelled Zabolestan, is a historical region in the border area of today's Iran and Afghanistan.-History of Zabulistan:...
(Sistan), and then Mazandaran. After Manuchehr, because of Nowzar's corrupted and failed rulership, Iranian champions asked Sām to rule Iran. Sām didn't accept, he supported Nowzar and advised him to follow Fereydun and Manuchehr.
Sām (سام) is a mythical hero of ancient Persia, and an important character in the
ShahnamehShāhnāmé is an enormous poetic opus written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi around 1000 AD and is the national epic of the Persian-speaking world...
epic. He was the son of
Nariman- External links :* – Fallingrain.com...
, grandson of Garshasp and father to
ZalZāl is a legendary Persian warrior from the old Persian "The Book of Kings/ The king of books" or Shahnameh.-Background:An albino, Zāl was born with white hair. Because of this, his parents called him Zāl. In the Persian language, "Zaall" refers to those who suffer from albinism...
. He was Iran's champion during the rule of
FereydunFereydūn , also pronounced Farīdūn, in medieval Persian Firēdūn, Middle Persian Frēdōn and Avestan Θraētaona is the name of an Iranian mythical king and hero who is an emblem of victory, justice and generosity in the Persian literature.-Etymology:All of the forms of the name shown...
,
ManuchehrManūchehr , older Persian Manōčihr, Avestan Manuščiθra, is a character in Shahnameh. He is the first of the legendary Shāhs who ruled Iran after the breakup of the world empire of Manūchehr's great-grandfather, Fereydūn....
and
NowzarNowzar is a character in Shahnameh. He is the son of Manuchehr and becomes the Shah of Iran after his father's death. His reign of seven years comes to an end when he is killed by Afrasiab during a battle....
. He was appointed by Manuchehr to rule
ZabulistanZabulistan , also spelled Zabolestan, is a historical region in the border area of today's Iran and Afghanistan.-History of Zabulistan:...
(Sistan), and then Mazandaran. After Manuchehr, because of Nowzar's corrupted and failed rulership, Iranian champions asked Sām to rule Iran. Sām didn't accept, he supported Nowzar and advised him to follow Fereydun and Manuchehr. Sām returned back to Mazandaran, and died soon after that.
AfrasiabAfrasiab , is the name of the mythical King and hero of Turan and an archenemy of Iran.-The Mythical King and Hero:...
then attacked Zabulistan.
The name Sām is equivalent to the Avestan name 'Saama', which means
dark and Sanskrit '
ShyaamaShyam may refer to:*a name of Krishna*Shyam *Shyam...
' which means the same.