Rudaba

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Rudaba

Rūdāba or Roodabeh (in Persian رودابه) is a Persian mythological female figure in Ferdowsi's epic Shahnameh. She is the princess of Kabul, daughter of Mehrab Kaboli, and later marries Zal. They had two children, Rostam and Zuara.

In Persian mythology, Rudaba's labor of Rostam was prolonged due to the extraordinary size of her baby. Zal was certain that his wife would die in labor. Rudaba was near death when Zal decided to summon the Simurgh. The Simurgh appeared and instructed him upon how to perform a caesarean section, thus saving Rudaba and the child, who later on became one of the greatest Persian heroes.

The word Roodabeh consists of two sections. "Rood" and "ab", "Rood" means child and "ab" means shining, means shining child. ( from Dehkhoda Dictionary ). Another theory is that her name means she of the River Water

edit	Persian literature series
	شاهنامه فردوسی Shahnameh of Ferdowsi
Characters:	Abteen \| Arash \| Afrāsiāb \| Akvan-e Div \| Bahman \| Bizhan \| Div-e Sepid \| Esfandiār \| Fereydun \|Garshasp \| Goodarz \| Gordāfarid \| Haoma \| Homa \| Hushang \| Īraj \| Jamasp \| Jamshid \| Kāveh \| Kai Kavoos \| Kai Khosrow \| Kei Qobád \|Kiumars \| Luarsab \| Manuchehr \| Manizheh \| Mehrab Kaboli \| Nowzar \|Pashang \| Rakhsh \| Rohām \| Rostam \| Rostam Farrokhzad \| Rudābeh \| Salm \| Sām \| Shaghād \| Siāmak \| Siāvash \| Simurgh \| Sohrāb \|Sudabeh \| Tahmineh \| Tahmuras \|Tur \| Zāl \| Zahhāk
Places:	Alborz (Hara_Berezaiti) \| Irān \| Māzandarān \| Samangān \| Turān \| Zābolestān \| Kābul \| Birjand \| Ark of Bukhara
See also:	Asadi Tusi \| Derafsh Kaviani \| Shahnameh \| Bijan and Manijeh \| Daqiqi \| Sadeh \| Kayanian \| Jaam-e Jam