"Isfandiyar's Fourth Course: He Slays a Sorceress", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi ca. 1330–40 Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Depictions of the encounter of Isfandiyar and the sorceress customarily show the witch in her true form - as a hideous hag - rather than in the guise of a beautiful maiden as she first appears. In this idyllic scene, set in an oasis in the desert, the hero, who knows her true personality, lures her with the sound of his lute. He will soon offer her wine to get her drunk and strike her with his "Isfandiyar's Fourth Course: He Slays a Sorceress", Folio fr
"Isfandiyar's Fourth Course: He Slays a Sorceress", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi ca. 1330–40 Abu'l Qasim Firdausi Depictions of the encounter of Isfandiyar and the sorceress customarily show the witch in her true form - as a hideous hag - rather than in the guise of a beautiful maiden as she first appears. In this idyllic scene, set in an oasis in the desert, the hero, who knows her true personality, lures her with the sound of his lute. He will soon offer her wine to get her drunk and strike her with his "Isfandiyar's Fourth Course: He Slays a Sorceress", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi 452652
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