Lohrasp

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Lohrasp is a legendary king in Persian mythology, known from the Shahnameh as a ruler of Iran who followed the heroic reigns of earlier Kayanian monarchs.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Lohrasp canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kayanian king ⓘ
character in the Shahnameh ⓘ
legendary king ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
appearsIn Shahnameh ⓘ
associatedPlace Balkh ⓘ
Iranian plateau ⓘ
associatedReligionFigure Zoroaster ⓘ
associatedWith Zoroastrianism ⓘ
characterType just king archetype ⓘ
chronologicalPositionInEpic after Kay Khosrow and before Goshtasp ⓘ
conflictWith Turanians ⓘ
culturalSignificance part of Iranian royal mythic genealogy ⓘ
culture Iranian mythology ⓘ
Persian mythology ⓘ
linked to: Iranian mythology
deathPlaceInTradition Balkh ⓘ
dynasty Kayanian dynasty ⓘ
eraInMythology Kayanian era ⓘ
family Kayanian family ⓘ
fatherOf Goshtasp ⓘ
Zarir ⓘ
genreOfSource epic poetry ⓘ
governingStyleInTradition peaceful rule ⓘ
religiously devout rule ⓘ
knownFor abdication in favor of Goshtasp ⓘ
ascetic life in later years ⓘ
pious rule ⓘ
languageOfSources Persian ⓘ
linked to: Persian language
literaryFunction link between heroic age and religious age in Shahnameh ⓘ
literarySource Ferdowsi's Shahnameh ⓘ
linked to: Shahnameh
mythicStatus legendary rather than historical ⓘ
nameVariant Lohrāsb ⓘ
Luhrasp ⓘ
nationalTradition Iranian national epic tradition ⓘ
occupation ruler ⓘ
predecessor Kay Khosrow ⓘ
realm Iran ⓘ
regionInMyth Greater Iran ⓘ
relative Goshtasp ⓘ
Kay Khosrow ⓘ
Zarir ⓘ
religionInTradition Mazdean ⓘ
linked to: Zoroastrianism
roleInWork king of Iran ⓘ
sourceType oral tradition recorded in written epic ⓘ
spouse daughter of Pashutan ⓘ
successor Goshtasp ⓘ
title King of Kings ⓘ
Shah of Iran ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Kay Khosrow → successor → Lohrasp ⓘ
Katayun → fatherInLaw → Lohrasp ⓘ