Rudabeh

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Rudabeh is a legendary Persian princess and queen in the Shahnameh, renowned for her beauty, wisdom, and as the mother of the hero Rostam.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Rudabeh canonical 4

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Persian princess ⓘ
Shahnameh character ⓘ
legendary figure ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ
queen ⓘ
appearsIn Shahnameh ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty House of Mehrab ⓘ
associatedWithHero Rostam ⓘ
Zal ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Kabul ⓘ
associatedWithTheme forbidden love ⓘ
heroic birth ⓘ
reconciliation between families ⓘ
child Rostam ⓘ
contrastsWith Zal’s white hair and unusual appearance ⓘ
createdBy Ferdowsi ⓘ
culture Persian ⓘ
defies parental opposition to her marriage ⓘ
father Mehrab of Kabul ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearsIn epic poetry ⓘ
hasFamousSon Rostam the hero of Iran ⓘ
hasHairDescribedAs long and black like musk ⓘ
hasRelationshipTypeWithZal romantic love ⓘ
influencedLaterWorks Persian romantic narratives ⓘ
languageOfWork Persian ⓘ
linked to: Persian language
literaryTradition Classical Persian literature ⓘ
marriesForLove Zal ⓘ
mother Sindukht ⓘ
narrativeEra mythic age of Iranian kings ⓘ
narrativeFunction link between royal and heroic lineages ⓘ
notableEpisode romantic balcony scene with Zal and her hair used as a rope ⓘ
notableFor beauty ⓘ
being the mother of Rostam ⓘ
wisdom ⓘ
portrayedAs devoted mother ⓘ
steadfast lover ⓘ
wise counselor to her husband ⓘ
relatedMythologicalLineage descendant of Zahhak in some traditions ⓘ
religiousContext pre-Islamic Iranian mythology ⓘ
roleInNarrative mother of a culture hero ⓘ
princess who marries Zal ⓘ
sourceTextSection Zal and Rudabeh episode in the Shahnameh ⓘ
spouse Zal ⓘ
symbolizes idealized beauty in Persian literature ⓘ
loyalty in love ⓘ
maternal devotion ⓘ
timeOfCompositionContext 10th–11th century Persian epic tradition ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rostam → mother → Rudabeh ⓘ
Zal → spouse → Rudabeh ⓘ
Rostam-e Dastan → mother → Rudabeh ⓘ
Zal-e Zar → spouse → Rudabeh ⓘ