Zal and Rudabeh: A Love Story - Persian Myth - Part 2 - Extra Mythology
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Zal was raised not by his father, who feared his amazing white hair, but by the terrifying creature Simorgh--becoming a man of the mountains in the process. When his father decided to accept him back into society, his muscular frame caught the eye of the princess Rudabeh--but would he be able to gain favor for his wits?
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To the Persian king Sam (yes, really) was born a son named Zal--whose only negative trait was his white hair, which apparently horrified the king enough to cast him out to the mountains. No worries--Zal was going turn out fine. And we mean, *really fine.*
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Is he the same Sam son of Noah who was the father of the Semitic people?
whoa knowladge and things No.
There was an earthquake just a few hours ago...
@@whoaknowladgeandthings5551 I mean, if that's how you want to write your mythology crossover fanfic, I'm not gonna stop you...
Sam was just worried because he got an Anime protagonist for a son and he knows parents of Anime Protagonists never come out unscathe
truly a man entirely ahead of his time
@@Starfloofle and a man truly cultured
Or he thought of Griffith
Smart man
Y Kim Sam- GOD WHY DID YOU MAKE MY SON A WEEB!
1:35 Sam: Oh no! My son is going to be an anime protagonist!
That means I am going to die in the first episode, if I don't do something to change the story!
*music*
*Looks at his white wig* Huh, is that why I'm so over-powered?
No wonder he was afraid of the white hair
We can't have that happening, I'm not about to get ora ora'd in my sleep
The character dynamics in here are really interesting. Sam makes a mistake and begs forgiveness, which he gets. Zal gives Rudabeh's servants jewels and a message, and the servants don't immediately scheme to undercut her somehow. He also passes his tests with no divine help, and Rudabeh's disapproving father doesn't back out of the deal. I get the feeling that if this were, say, a Greek myth, half the people involved would be dead after a whole bunch of lies and miscommunication.
Maybe the servants knew they gonna get some as well as part of his harem
that's pretty insightful, i just love how these stories tell you just as much about the people they come from than some of the more factual information in history.
Also, the Persians somehow managed to preemptively parody Rapunzel. Very preemptively.
It's true. I was thinking the same, especially about the servants.
@@GigawingsVideo lol the perks of being a prince in those times 😂
"she was more beautiful than the moon"
*-keeps animating her face all contorted*
I mean the moon is quite pockmarked. Just because it shines brightly by being the foil of the sun doesn't change the fact that it has craters all over.
Well, to be fair. The moon ain't that pretty >.>
@@Kio_Kurashi maybe pockmarked face was all the rage back then? "Ah yes a healthy girl with pockmarks all over her face it means she survived measles! Oh how I wish there's a way to prevent us from contracting diseases"
Well, at least his girl friend didn't turn into the moon.
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Zal just drops all the philosophy answers in a long string all at once. Talk about a power move.
Well to be fair he was given all of them in a long string from six people.
It's that anime hair.
Every protagonist gets a few special powers to begin with
Yes I am really powerful thank you very much.
context: friends call me zal because zalidia is too long to type
i think he used one of the feathers im not 100% sure
"Nah I'm good; I brought a rope."
Apparently Zal is a DnD character. Never go adventuring without a good length of rope. _Never._
That's what Samwise the brave would say too.
Good thing Bird Mom didn't skimp on Zal's education!
Yeah. Good thing he wasn't left alone with Amethyst for his whole childhood.
...Wait, wrong Bird Mom.
Reading comments before I watch the video is fun
Bird Mom is best mom.
Simorgh is known in legends to be smarter than humans.
Yes simorgh was said to be an amalgamation of knowledge
Servant: "My King, the queen had a son!"
King: "Hell yeah!"
Servant: "Aaaaand he's got white hair"
King: *Deep breath in* "...GRIFFITH!"
Wut
I see berserk your a man of culture as well
What do i know of cultured ways
Sephiroth
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Man, must be nice to have Ultra Instinct from birth. Zal sure is lucky.
Edit: Bahaha, that Rapunzel shade, though. Nice.
@Herdan "racial characteristic" 😂
I think this is one of the origin stories of Rapunzel. Atleast before the story reached Italy, then France and then Germany. I could be wrong.
@@tomatojerk8380 this story is surely older than Rapunzel's.
Sam IS an epic mythical name. Samwise the true hero of middle earth 🌏
And Samwell Tarly, book reader extraordinaire!
@@nawarelsabaa and the first one to kill a white walker
Actually sams are tru heroes. All praise sams!
Or Mahasamatman, whose friends all call him Sam.
(If you don’t know what I’m talking about, read “Lord of Light” by Roger Zelazny, you heathens!)
Yup it’s because it’s saam
6:56 Hello solid snake
9:52 if u were the story teller, you would have said, “but that, is story for another day.”
Nice
Shoddycast!!!
thats not solid snake, thats big boss/naked snake. (solid snake's father).
@@ShyanTheLegend nah, look at the number of straps on the eyepatch. it's venom snake
@@jimmytang8131 loool mgs fans be like
"Nah, I brought a rope." Dude has brawn AND brains. I need more stories like that.
Rudabeh: "Climb up my hair."
Zal: "Wouldn't that be extremely painful?"
@@althelor well if they can do that "Tangled" style probably not,,,
ben s Rudabeth: "for u"
I'm from Iran and really excited to watch these recent videos on Persian myths. Thanks so much for that :)
btw Zal in Persian means albino
Name is pretty fitting
@@redornament3248 We kinda call albino people zal because of this story, not the other way around!
Also can be referred to pale people
He knew he was the father of an Anime protagonist.
That explains his despair.
ArkadiBolschek it wouldn’t be so bad if only he were also an anime protagonist. Anime protagonists who have kids who are also anime protagonists are usually fine.
@@mollywantshugs5944 Yeah, but he wasn't so lucky.
ArkadiBolschek then again, nothing especially bad has happened to him so far......
@@mollywantshugs5944 True. Still, he has every right to be scared.
Good Guy Zal: always bringing his own rope, instead of hurting the beautiful hair of his beloved.
"Theres a large nation far into Asia and it's ruled by a guy named... "Sam" "
It's supposed to be pronounced as a long 'a', take the 'a' from 'father' and elongate it. It's annoying when white people culturally appropriate the pronounciations of Muslims (the second sentence is obvious sarcasm).
He is close ally of the sorcerer who aided King Arthur on his quest for the Holy Grail, who is named... Tim
@@dylanchouinard6141 I'm referencing Kilian you know that right?
Seth Leoric I didn’t at first but now I do! How could I have missed that? I swear to Reindeer!
@@sethleoric2598 No, you're referring to Uncle Sam and his global hegemony.
Simorgh, a name which strikes fear into the hearts of ancient Persians and modern readers of superhero web serials alike.
*Shudders* Don't mention the name. She might hear you.
parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/
Obligatory story link. Read at own risk, feels train has no last stop.
Timothy McLean If anyone’s curious, he’s talking about a web serial called Worm. It’s really, really long but also really good. I recommend giving it a try.
And people playing Draglia Lost
@Hesusio Yeah they did! They were bloody incompetent. Given what they assigned themselves, that is a pretty big sin. But of course, that was Just As Planned.
4:02- 4:07 ''So she sent them on a mission, a mission to
CHECK HIM OUT''
😂😂 most hilarious line.
"Sexy moon girl? Hell yeah!"
-Zal.
Thats rough buddy.
Now, I cannot confirm with 100% certainty, but I would bet that "Sām" is not pronounced "Sam," and probably pronounced "Sahm," as in a broad /a/ (like in "father"), which sounds a lot "epic mythological sounding" and more "Persian" than "Sam."
What I do know is that in modern Iranian farsi at least, there are two "A-sounds." The sound /ɒ/, which is a kind of O-ish "ah" sound, and the sound /æ/, same as English "short A" in words like "cat." The /ɒ/ sound is written with the letter alif, and when romanized is repented either as ā or â, even aa, which is exactly what we see in سام (sām). Historical farsi I think was similar except it had a long and a short "ah" sound: /a/ vs /a:/ and definitely no /æ/. Thus, I'm pretty damn sure that pronouncing it like the English name "Sam" is markedly wrong.
People added that retroactively to make it more epic. ;)
Currect
Yeah. It's written سام. 'Sam' would be سم.
You are correct. I am Persian/Iranian, and the name of Zal's father is pronounced Saam with a long /a/, like the /a/ in "father" as you wrote.
Trying to pronounce something in another language is most of the time hard.
Rudabeh: "So what is your dad's name again?" Zal: "Sam." Rudabeh: "Haha. Seriously, what is his name?" Zal: "Sam." Rudabeh: "Wow." Simorgh: "I know. That is a really weird name, and I am a giant bird with the head of a dog and the legs a lion."
A normal convo in Mythologies
6:59 it’s solid sage
Dragon Dog Bird Mom used to teach in riddle
I love Zal's expression at 1:50
I know right he's face is like what the
As a Final Fantasy fan I'm really enjoying these Extra Mythology shows so I can finally learn about where all the enemy names come from.
7:03 - 7:10 Me when i arrive in a minecraft village
Hahah, so true
WHEEZE
lmao
Me too
Can you do one about Zal's son Rostam and his son Sohrab? That's a very famous story (it was a major point in the book the Kite Runner).
‘And the sixth and last one said...
OH HEY MAN!!’
Didn’t see that coming Hahahaha
It kinda sucks that I’ve never heard of these stories. Now I have
From software should really make a Persian themed dark souls XD this looks amazing as a video game,
if only Ubisoft could do prince of persia the right way again
nice cameo you did there snake!
I'd be more interested in an Aztec themed Souls game.
+Malcolm Alexander
Nah dude, Aztec mythology should have a more hack and slash like attribute cause it was way more action packed and radicolous in action and gore
Zahhak's design would be pretty cool for a fantasy villain. A Dark Lord with serpents growing from both of his shoulders? Awesome.
YEEEES. As an iranian, this would be my dream. There's already some persian themes in Souls, like Dragons being evolved Serpents.
Also Sam wasn't a king, he was a legendary warrior that served Keikavous. He's from a long line of king serving warriors.
Ah yes Zal Dastan and Rudabeh, one of my favourites from Firdowsi's poem of the Shanameh. Thanks Man 😁
Is it as extra as the video goes? I mean it felt like a good story to be an anime or an 80s movie.
@@GigawingsVideo Persian myths are pretty extreme and hardcore .
@@GigawingsVideo Shahnameh is the world's longest epic poem
I'm glad you guys are doing persion myths, as a persian myself it's good to see us not shown in a negative light nowadays lol
But if I can be a little nitpicky about the names for a second, I know we dont make this easy but I figure i'd drop a few pronunciations below
Rudabeh - is pronounced in the syllables it's written in, Rue-Daw-Beh
Sam - was probably pronounced Saam, given the accent on the A
Zal - same as Sam, probably has the double A sound
Simorgh - This one is a bit tricky, but you guys were close. It's pronounced like See-Mor-g
Again, sorry to be nitpicky, but thanks again for making this series. I love watching animated versions of stories I was told as a child
Am I the only one who was thinking "Ok 2 tests and 2 feathers, I think I see where this is going."?
Zal is apparently one of those guys who hoards his consumables all the way through the final boss fight, just in case he needs them later.
@@timothymclean So basically me.
@@paschal4437 Me, too.
Anime tropes where older than dirt.
Actually they use them at pretty non-obvious times. They're more like deus ex machinae when the writer can't figure out how to save the hero.
5:09
SHOTS FIRED! SHOTS FIRED!
Disney: *not impressed*
So, is Rudabaeh...it's nice to see roots of stories, kinda like cinderella=rhodopis, or the rough face girl.Or sapsorrow=cap o rushes, bearskin,Dokeyskin ect. Historic folklore is Vast, I Love to see how ancient stories bleed through time and make different versions of very old tales. This video is sO fab! I never knew Rapunzel went back so far!
Yo, can we take a minute to appreciate Matt's voice work in this episode? He went above and beyond simply reading a script here, and I love how he had distinct voices for each sage
6:55
*Snake? Snake?! SNAAAAAKE!?*
I would have thought it was Geralt if not for the eye patch!
Mission Failure we get them next Time
Look, Zal, I'm not Snake, I'm Plisken. Now I need you go across Big Shell once more to get another keycard.
In a far away land to the East, rules a king named... "Sam". By his side you will always find one of his most trusted advisers, an enchanter that can summon fire without flint or tinder, a man that some call... "Tim".
Sam he am
Iranian poets are really fond of cypress trees: I am at page 37 of the Penguin edition of Shahnameh and I have lost count of the times they compare a comely person to a cypress tree.
Can't wait for Zal to fight Jiren to save his universe in the Tournament of Power!
And the sages bespoke their riddles, yet Zal did not know the answers.
So he took the feathers that Simorgh gave him and set them alight.
Simorgh came and promptly killed the six sages, which convinced Rudabeh's father to give him her hand in marriage.
Nopppp
lol what, the shahnameh edition i have does not say that
Usually zal is written zaul in English and Sam is pronounced som and also to my knowledge simorgh is actually a ginormous Phoenix, of course please correct me if I am wrong since the last time I have read the shahname ( the book of Persian mythology ) was 5 years ago, oh and also the reason Som was scared of Zaul is because white hair at birth was said to mean someone is a div aka demon
I have seen the simurgh represented with a dog's head sometimes.
remember, this is all using the arabic script, so it can be written in different ways when transliteration
Well the Persian script is a bit different from the Arabic one and when it comes to language Persians aren’t even close but you are right
In almost all occurences, Simourgh is a giant bird with colorful feathers, i was really surprised to see this symbol of wisdom depicted like that ^^
Oh really I did not know that
She looks like the moon? That's awesome buddy.
Dunno if this is an Avatar TLA reference but *YES!!!*
@@user-qu8eu1dg3f Now I want to know what else I could've been referencing! o.o
@@BisectedBrioche I think it's "That's rough buddy"
@@satana8157 Ya think?
7:46 it’s official, Matt can time travel.
5:14 Extra Credits throwing some shade at Rapunzel.
*It’s the Persian Empire!*
Wow, that’s... big
Khousrau Anushiwiran
@@guardsmanlars6797 not that time yet its achaeminid time brother Xerxes time the dude from 300
*Simorgh was the official emblem of House of Sasan aka the Sasanian dynasty 224-651 AD*
*Watches Beginning* *Sam appears* 10/10 best video on the channel
My guess for why Saam was so distraught over his child's hair is that the white color was associated with albinism. That is not something you want to have in a tropical desert, like persia. It was probably also associated with the failing health of old age.
Basically, it was a signal that their son was not destined to have a nice life.
Saam was probably genre aware too.
Rapunzel and Rhaegar Targaryen were a couple in their original incarnation...
This style of video really takes me back to when my father used to tell me bedtime stories
Good job for being one of the best youtube channel out there!
Can't wait for the episode on Rostam. One of the greatest figures of Iranian folklore, and all I know is he's essentially the Persian Hercules.
So wait. This story could be...gods! This is a Proto-Anime Story!
How long till we hear of Tim the Enchanter?
He was caught by Muggles, who tried to chop his head off with an EXTREMELY blunt axe, and now he wanders the halls of Hogwarts, doing silly walks for students who ask politely.
cue random explosion spells.
MS bS and extreme Scottish accents
I am Persian and I had been watching this channel since before u started the mythology videos, these Persian ones are great, I had heard them all and read them in their original poetry form. You are doing a great job.
P.S. Had never heard about Simorgh having a dog head!!! Usually the head is shown as an eagle head, or some other big raptor bird, hawk or falcon. Loved it nonetheless.
When is part three coming
Simorgh gave Zaal 3 feathers. Two of them were used throughout Zaals life. Myth is that the third feather is still out there somewhere.
The voice actors playing the sages should get a raise
5:01 This was the point that I started laughing hysterically.
And then, came Rostam-e-dastan...the most popular character in Persian mythology.
Aryan Zagros only Persian myth I’ve heard of is arash the archer since my name is arash
3:13 I love how Zal's face is just like "ugh, this bitch". XD
I assumed the answer to all the riddles was "death"
my grandmother use to always tell me this story in farsi, this is pretty accurate 👌🏻
This series is just awesome, I like the sitting at a campfire, starry night and then an interesting story, the awesome intro
Between the voices and the expressions, you can tell the EC folks are having a lot of fun
The voices are just 👌
Fun fact : In farsi Zal means albino .
I think White Hair is amazing. Not because Anime but Im a World of Warcraft fan and love Arthas Menethil.
Just replayed Warcraft 3, and yeah, arthas' story still best story
"His son was different."
Sām, you are *not* the father!
"But Rudabeh's father is from the line of Zahhak."
Me: *"OH SHIT!"*
Lol Matt you have way too much fun with these videos, the bro down is getting a little ridiculous lol
IS THAT MY BOY SNAKE???
gotta love a dude who is both strong and wise
6:57 I'm Feeling a Metal Gear Solid reference coming on
Zal was all like "Naw fam i Brought a rope folk"
My god, the animated faces! 😂
I'm albino and I can say that white hair is a lot of trouble. Keeping that looking snowy requires special shampoo and stuff.
love the voice acting is so glorious XD
keep it guys keep it up!
Whoo, new extra mythology always great
1:29
One ticket to *FLAVOR TOWN!*
Wtf they made a video about me
Lol
Simurph could at least directed you to child services.
Same bro. Friends call me Zal
The voice acting was amazing , very well done keep this shit up i love it !
Does anyone else notice that Snake is one of the sages?
METAL GEAR! METAL GEAR! METAL GEAR!!!!!
you know, i gotta hand you from being able to make so many different voices, it makes these videos all the more entretaining
Anime guy in myths, Neat.
At first, I wasn't sure how I felt about the different voices, but after a few of these, I find it really adds to the idea of a campfire tale
I can't put my finger on why, but this feels like one of the best Extra Mythology episodes EVER. Lots of little details contributing, I guess? Good source material, handled well? A good mix of levity with the serious? In any case, great work EVERYONE!
5:19 FRICKIN REPUNZEL FROM
TANGLED
I'm afraid you have incorrectly told a very key and fundamental aspect of the story. This story from the Persian Shahnameh (Book of Kings) represents how the Iranian (Aryan) people freed themselves from a tyrannical Arab ruler (Zahak) so that the Iranians (not Arabs) can be free from foreign Arab rule. Iran's national epic Poet, Ferdowsi anthropomorphized the older Zoroastrian demon Azi Dahaka from ancient Iranian (Indo-Aryan) mythology in the context of the Iran of his time, fighting off Arab/islamic invaders and tyranny. The defeat of Zahak in the story was not so 'Arab' people can be free but as victory of oppressed Iranians over tyrannical Arab /Muslim rule. To not mention this central context is to utterly twist and misrepresent a thousand years of Iranian national ethos, literature and mythology. Please correct this as soon as possible.
oh god yesssss, please never stop the persian myth series
"But daaaaaaaaaaaaad!!"
Zal was one of the few Ogre Battle 64 main Characters - The Prince - to not be based on the Crusades, but instead a Persian myth.
The previous episode was kind of disappointing, many important details were left out which caused confusion for people who had not read the original story. Hope this one is better
Was it?
Agree, and it was much better.
blipboi gilgamesh Kind of. he should have mentioned Jamshid who was the king of Iran. He talked about Zahhak and his father who were rulers of Arabia for a while then suddenly the story shifted to Iran. what happend was that Jamshid was defeated by Zahhak and killed and Zahhak conquered most of Iran.
they made some small mistakes too. Zahhak's name was bivarasp(which literally means 10 thousand horses, referring to his wealth) "Zahhak" became his nickname after he became king and the word comes from Avestan "Azhi Dahak" which means serpent and is cognate with the Persian word for dragon "Ezhdeha"
5:15
TRIGGERED
this is more like a comedy show and I LIKE IT
xD why does the 4th dude in this story sound like wolverine lol
Sam is a cool name, also I just love the frase “he was a mountain child.”
My high school love life is like Zal's paige.
I can relate to that so hard.
Some heroes weren’t recognized for his deeds. You, my friend, is one of them...
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Haha I appreciate it.
"But, he was a mountain child" wow what a name
6:55 is that snake?
100% Mate
Thank you for covering the Shahname!