When Afrasiab executes this character in the land of Turan, this character’s blood springs forth into a red flower upon touching the ground. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this character who rides through a mountain of fire to refute claims made by his step-mother Sudabeh that he seduced her.
ANSWER: Siyâvash [or Siavash]
[10e] The stories of Siyâvash and Rostam form part of the Heroic Age in this epic by Ferdowsi.
ANSWER: Shahnameh [or The Book of Kings]
[10h] Some of the most impressive illustrations of the Shahnameh appear in this 16th-century edition made in Tabriz and gifted to Selim II. Like the Demotte Shahnameh, this manuscript was broken up and sold by a 20th century collector.
ANSWER: Houghton Shahnameh [or Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp]
<Ethan Strombeck, World Literature>