Characters
Characters
Parviz- Crown Prince of the Persian Empire. His name means “ever victorious.” Often called Husrō-Parviz.
Shirin- heir to throne of Armenia. Her name means “soft, sweet, surgery, amiable, luscious.”
Hormozd- Persian King and father of Parviz
Anoshiravan- Persian King and grandfather of Parviz
Mahin-Bano- Queen of Armenia, Shirin’s aunt. Her real name is Shamira.
Shah-Pour- Parviz’s man and an artist
Bozorg-Mehr- Parviz’s teacher
Bozorg-Omid- Parviz’s Prime Minister
Qobād (or Kavadh)- Parviz’s son, nicknamed Shiruya
MardanShah- Parviz’s son
Shabdiz- A horse black as night
Golgoon- Shirin’s horse, reddish in color
Bandooy- Parviz’s maternal uncle.
Gostham- Parviz’s maternal uncle.
Goordoy- Persian general
Zangoy- Persian general
Farhad- an engineer
Maryam- Princess of Roman Empire, daughter of Caesar
Bahram (or Bahram Choobin)- Persian general
Shahrbaraz- Persian general
Barbed- Parviz’s musician
Nakisa- Parviz’s harp player
Rostam- Parviz’s advisor and champion in Persian stories
Golnoosh, Farangis, Homayoon, Homila, Saman-Khatoon, Mondana- Shirin’s friends
Saam- mythical hero in Persian stories
Farshid- aqquaintance of Shah-Pour
Mehrdad- a friend of Parviz
Nizami Ganjavi- Persian author attributed with the original version of Husrō & Shirin written in Persian.
