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Shahnameh Quest

Shahnameh Quest

By: Rug Entertainment
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Hosted by Arsalan Akhavan, Shahnameh Quest is a journey through the Persian Book of Kings, one story at a time. Featuring accessible retellings in English, with occasional commentary and bonus episodes.

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Episodes
  • Rostam's Third Trial: The Dragon

    Rostam's Third Trial: The Dragon
    25 Oct 2026

    Arsalan retells Rostam’s third trial, when the Iranian hero and his mighty steed, Rakhsh, face a terrifying fire-breathing dragon in the dark desert.
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    7 min
  • Rostam's Second Trial: The Desert

    Rostam's Second Trial: The Desert
    18 Oct 2026

    Arsalan retells Rostam’s second trial, in which a mysterious ram leads the Iranian hero and his horse from the brink of death to water in a scorching desert.
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    6 min
  • Rostam's First Trial: The Lion

    Rostam's First Trial: The Lion
    11 Oct 2026

    Arsalan retells the dramatic encounter between Rostam’s horse Rakhsh and the ferocious lion who caught Rostam sleeping in its lair, in the first of the hero’s seven trials.
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    6 min
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