Sijamak (mythology)

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Sijāmak , also Siamak ( Persian سيامک, DMG Siyāmak , pronunciation : [ sɪ jɑ ˈmæk ]) is the son of Gajumarth , according to the Persian epic Schahname , the son of the first man. The name translates as: siāh black + moo hair + -ak suffix: loved. Friedrich Rückert translates the name as Sijamek.

Ferdose's epic Schahname begins with the story of Gajumarth, the first king among men. A son was born to him named Sijamak, who was loved by everyone except Ahriman . Ahriman raised an army led by his son. Ahriman's son, a terrible black Diw , offered Sijamak a duel, which he accepted and lost.

After Sijamak's death, Gajumarth fell into deep grief for a year until the angel Soroush asked him to fight Ahriman. Hushang , the son of Sijamak, finally took Ahriman's son prisoner and cut off his head.

After Gajumarth's death, he was succeeded by the intelligent and wise Hushang on the throne.

Sijamak in Schahname - Legend I.

Ferdosi describes in his epic Schahname Sijamak, the son of Gayomarth, as follows:

“To him a son was rich in beauty,
equal to his father in virtue and lust for glory.
His name was Sijamek and he shone with splendor,
Gajumarth's heart lives entirely in him. "

literature

Individual evidence

  1. Friedrich Rückert: Firdosi's King Book (Schahname) Sage I-XIII. 1890. Reprint: epubli GmbH, Berlin, 2010.
  2. Friedrich Rückert: Firdosi's King Book (Schahname) Sage I-XIII. 1890. Reprint: epubli GmbH, Berlin, 2010, p. 4.