Tag: Rakhsh

Rakhsh (“luminous”) is the stallion of protagonist Rostam in the Persian national epic, Shahnameh of Ferdowsi. The color of Rakhsh is described as “rose leaves that have been scattered upon a saffron ground” and it is first noticed by Rostam amongst the herds of horses brought over from Zabulistan and Kabul. In this first encounter Rakhsh…