Siamak
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Siāmak or Siyamak is the beloved son of Keyumars, the first human, in the Persian language
epic, the Shahnameh
.
Ferdowsi
's great epic poem
begins with the story of Keyumars, the first king to arise among humans, who at that time lived in mountain caves and wore the skins of leopard
s. God (Hormazd
) granted him the supernatural radiance called farr
reserved for kings. His son was Siāmak and was beloved by all except the Devil (Ahriman
), who raised an army under the command of his own demonic son. When the divine figure Sorush
warned Keyumars, Siāmak led an army of his own. Siāmak accepted a challenge to single combat and died at the hands of the demon.
Keyumars mourned for a year, and then Sorush advised him to fight Ahriman once more. Siāmak's son Hushang
led the army that defeated Ahriman's son, whom he bound and beheaded.
Keyumars died after a thirty-year reign, leaving his throne to Hushang.
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
epic, the Shahnameh
Shahnameh
The Shahnameh or Shah-nama is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c.977 and 1010 AD and is the national epic of Iran and related societies...
.
Ferdowsi
Ferdowsi
Ferdowsi was a highly revered Persian poet. He was the author of the Shahnameh, the national epic of Iran and related societies.The Shahnameh was originally composed by Ferdowsi for the princes of the Samanid dynasty, who were responsible for a revival of Persian cultural traditions after the...
's great epic poem
Epic poetry
An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. Oral poetry may qualify as an epic, and Albert Lord and Milman Parry have argued that classical epics were fundamentally an oral poetic form...
begins with the story of Keyumars, the first king to arise among humans, who at that time lived in mountain caves and wore the skins of leopard
Leopard
The leopard , Panthera pardus, is a member of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera, the other three being the tiger, lion, and jaguar. The leopard was once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, from Siberia to South Africa, but its...
s. God (Hormazd
Ahura Mazda
Ahura Mazdā is the Avestan name for a divinity of the Old Iranian religion who was proclaimed the uncreated God by Zoroaster, the founder of Zoroastrianism...
) granted him the supernatural radiance called farr
Khvarenah
' or ' is an Avestan language word for a Zoroastrian concept literally denoting "glory" or "splendour" but understood as a divine mystical force or power projected upon and aiding the appointed. The neuter noun thus also connotes " royal glory," reflecting the perceived divine empowerment of kings...
reserved for kings. His son was Siāmak and was beloved by all except the Devil (Ahriman
Angra Mainyu
Angra Mainyu is the Avestan-language name of Zoroastrianism's hypostasis of the "destructive spirit". The Middle Persian equivalent is Ahriman.-In Zoroaster's revelation:...
), who raised an army under the command of his own demonic son. When the divine figure Sorush
Sraosha
Sraosha is the Avestan language name of the Zoroastrian divinity of "Obedience" or "Observance", which is also the literal meaning of her name....
warned Keyumars, Siāmak led an army of his own. Siāmak accepted a challenge to single combat and died at the hands of the demon.
Keyumars mourned for a year, and then Sorush advised him to fight Ahriman once more. Siāmak's son Hushang
Hushang
Hushang or Hōshang , older Persian Hōšang, was the second Shāh to rule the world according to Ferdowsi's Shāhnāma. Hushang is based upon the legendary figure Haošyaŋha in the ancient Zoroastrian scripture of the Avesta....
led the army that defeated Ahriman's son, whom he bound and beheaded.
Keyumars died after a thirty-year reign, leaving his throne to Hushang.
Meaning
Meanings include:- black haired man (from PersianPersian languagePersian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
siāh black + moo hair + -ak suffix meaning beloved) - bringer of joy
- great emperor.
Notable people named Siamak
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