Rakhsh

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fictional character legendary creature mythical horse warhorse

Rakhsh is the legendary, powerful warhorse of the Persian hero Rostam in the epic Shahnameh.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Rukh 1
Rukhkh 1

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
legendary creature ⓘ
mythical horse ⓘ
warhorse ⓘ
appearsIn Epic of Shahnameh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shahnameh NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Rostam NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Greater Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ
creator Ferdowsi NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture Iranian mythology ⓘ
Persian mythology ⓘ
describedAs brave ⓘ
faithful ⓘ
mighty warhorse ⓘ
powerful ⓘ
fightsAlongside Rostam NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender stallion ⓘ
hasNameOrigin Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced Persian literary tradition ⓘ
representations of heroic horses in Persian culture ⓘ
languageOfWork Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ
literaryGenre epic ⓘ
medium epic poetry ⓘ
mountOf Rostam NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor courage in battle ⓘ
extraordinary strength ⓘ
great speed ⓘ
intelligence ⓘ
loyalty to Rostam ⓘ
partOf Iranian epic tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rostam legends ⓘ
role companion of Rostam ⓘ
warhorse of Rostam ⓘ
species horse ⓘ
symbolizes heroic strength ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
martial prowess ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roc → alternativeName → Rakhsh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rukh
Roc → alternativeName → Rakhsh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rukhkh
Rostam → companion → Rakhsh ⓘ