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.

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Lohrasp canonical 2

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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

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

Kay Khosrow successor Lohrasp
Katayun fatherInLaw Lohrasp