One of these animals waits in the wild for Kay Khosrow (10[1])after Afrasiab executes its master. In a struggle over the cosmic (15[1])waters, Tishtrya and Apaosha take the form of these creatures to do battle. A praise song describing a hero’s first encounter with one of these animals notes its body is “like saffron (15[1])petals, mottled red and gold.” The healing of one of these animals converted King Vishtapa (15[1])to Zoroastrianism. (15[3])Another of these animals (15[1]-5[1])named Shabrang Behzad (15[1])accompanies (*) Siyâvash through his trial by fire. Prince (10[1])Qamar uses a key to fly a mechanical ebony one of these (10[1])animals (-5[1])in a story from the Arabian Nights. (10[1])Another of these animals (10[1])kills a lion with its teeth and repeatedly detects an (10[1])invisible dragon while its master sleeps during the Seven Labors. (10[1])For 10 points, Rostam (-5[1])perishes in a pit of poisoned spears (-5[1])with his faithful companion (-5[1])Rakhsh, who is what kind of animal? (10[1])■END■ (10[1]0[6])