Bijan (بیژن)

He is the son of the famous knight Giv and Banu Goshasp (Rostam's daughter), making him the grandson of the legendary Rostam. Bijan meets Manijeh, daughter of Afrasiab, king of Turan. They fall deeply in love, and she smuggles him into her palace using a sleeping potion. Afrasiab discovers them, sentences Manijeh to exile, and throws Bijan into a deep pit, covered by a massive boulder. Manijeh remains loyal, begging for food to feed him through a small hole. Eventually, the Shah of Iran, Key Khosrow, sees Bijan's plight in a magical crystal cup and sends Rostam to rescue him. Eventually, Rostam undertakes a covert rescue mission, lifts the boulder, rescues Bijan, and brings both lovers safely back to Iran. Bijan is one of the heroic knights who accompanies Shah Key Khosrow after the king decides to renounce his throne and disappear into the mountains to seek God. Despite the king's warnings to turn back, Bijan and several other legendary paladins (including his father, Giv, and the hero Fariborz, son of Key Kavus) continue to follow him. While they are resting, a massive, supernatural snowstorm sweeps over the mountains. Bijan and the other heroes are buried under the heavy snow and vanish.