Siamak

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Siāmak (Persian: سيامک‎ , IPA: [sɪ jɑ ˈmæk]), also transcribed as Siyamak, is a Persian given name, and a character (Kiumars' son) in the Shahnameh.

[edit] Siāmak in the Shāhnāma

Siāmak is Kiumars' son in Shahnameh. Firdausī's great epic poem, the Shāhnāma, begins with the story of Keyumars. He was the first king to arise among humans, who at that time lived in mountain caves and wore the skins of leopards. God (Ahura Mazda) granted him the supernatural radiance called farr (Avestan xvarənah), reserved to kings. His son was Siāmak, who was beloved of all except the devil Ahriman. Ahriman raised an army under the command of his own demonic son, and when the angel Sorush (Avestan Sraoša) warned Keyumars, Siāmak led an army of his own. But when Siāmak accepted a challenge to single combat, he died at the hands of the demon.

Keyumars mourned for a year, and then Sorush advised him to fight Ahriman once more. Siāmak's son Hushang was grown by this time, and he led an army that defeated Ahriman's son, who was bound and beheaded. Keyumars died after a thirty-year reign, leaving his throne to Hushang.

[edit] Meaning

Meanings include:

black haired man (from Persian siāh + black moo hair + -ak suffix meaning beloved)
bringer of joy
great emperor.

[edit] Notable people named Siamak

Siamak Pourzand: Iranian journalist and film critic
Siamak Shayeghi: Iranian film director and critic

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