A white-haired man named Zal in this book uses a magical feather to aid his wife Rudabeh in the birth of his son via a caesarean section.
A rebel in this book acquires a mace with a head in the shape of a cow after meeting a man with eighteen sons, seventeen of whom have been killed by the current ruler. One character in this book successfully undergoes trial by fire after he is accused of rape. A different character in this book spends some time imprisoned in a well where his beloved delivers him food every day. A white-haired man named Zal in this book uses a magical feather to aid his wife Rudabeh in the birth of his son via a caesarean section. It's not the Quran, but in this book, a horse whose name translates as Lightning can only be tamed by one man, who later executes seven labors. In two famous episodes, Zal is abandoned by his father on a mountain to be raised by the bird Simurgh, and Rostam unknowingly kills his son Sohrab in combat. For 10 points, name this book chronicling tales from Iran, an epic by Ferdowsi.
A rebel in this book acquires a mace with a head in the shape of a cow after meeting a man with eighteen sons, seventeen of whom have been killed by the current ruler.
Shahnameh [or Book of Kings]