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Seyed-Gohrab, 'Persian literary riddles provide us with some of the most novel and intricate metaphors and images in Persian poetry'. Persian riddles occur in
Persian_riddles
Statement with a double meaning used as a puzzle
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Riddle
Traditional form of word-play in Arabic
Riddles are historically a significant genre of Arabic literature. The Qur’an does not contain riddles as such, though it does contain conundrums. But
Arabic_riddles
Indian riddles
many playful riddles, but songs and legends which have been a part of popular culture in South Asia ever since. Additionally, his riddles and songs and
Riddles_of_Amir_Khusrow
" In Tamil, riddles are called Vidukathai. They circulate in both folk and literary forms. According to Ludwik Sternbach, Sanskrit riddles had to be composed
South_Asian_riddles
Traditional stories featuring riddle-contests
Riddle-tales are traditional stories featuring riddle-contests. They frequently provide the context for the preservation of ancient riddles for posterity
Riddle-tale
Mythological creature with a human head and lion body
challenges those who encounter her to answer a riddle, and kills and eats them when they fail to solve the riddle. This deadly version of a sphinx appears in
Sphinx
Persian mathnavī poem
poet as in other medieval Persian poems, but by an astrologer. Moreover, is also unique for including a series of riddles (ten in all) on the spiritual
Hunar-nama
1197 Persian epic by Nezami Ganjavi
Haft Peykar (Persian: هفت پیکر), also known as Bahramnameh (بهرامنامه, The Book of Bahram, referring to the Sasanian emperor Bahram V), is a romantic
Haft_Peykar
Riddle spread in the cultures of Eurasia
sources'. Year-riddles are numbered 984, 1037 and 1038 in Archer Taylor's English Riddles from Oral Tradition. As a folktale motif, the riddle is motif H721
Year-riddle
Study of the development of philosophy
linguistic analysis, phenomenology, existentialism, and postmodernism. Arabic–Persian philosophy was strongly influenced by Ancient Greek philosophers. It had
History_of_philosophy
1926 opera by Giacomo Puccini
Turandot. In order to win her hand in marriage, a suitor must solve three riddles, with a wrong answer resulting in his execution. Calaf passes the test
Turandot
Demons in West Asian beliefs
Div or dev (Classical Persian: دیو dēw; Iranian Persian: دیو dīv; with the broader meaning of demons or fiends) are monstrous creatures of West Asian
Div_(mythology)
Persian poet
Seyed-Gohrab, in Persian literary history, he is known for his detailed and extensive poetic descriptions (vaṣf) and his interest in literary riddles. His ability
Uthman_Mukhtari
Indian poet, writer, singer and scholar (1253–1325)
Sultanate. He wrote many playful riddles, songs and legends which have become a part of popular culture in South Asia. His riddles are one of the most popular
Amir_Khusrau
1303 manuscript of linguistic manual for Catholic missionaries
them as "the earliest variants of riddle types that constitute a common heritage of the Turkic nations." Among the riddles in the codex are the following
Codex_Cumanicus
Political biography of Abbas Hoveyda
The Persian Sphinx: Amir Abbas Hoveyda and the Riddle of the Iranian Revolution is a political historical biography of Amir Abbas Hoveyda by Iranian-American
The_Persian_Sphinx
Iranian empire (247 BC – 224 AD)
and regalia of their culturally heterogeneous empire, which encompassed Persian, Hellenistic, and regional cultures. The Arsacid court initially adopted
Parthian_Empire
6th-century Arab chieftain and poet
his ancestry and character and tells the seven episodes based on seven riddles, asked by a beautiful and rich woman named Husn Banu (حسن بانو), who will
Hatim_al-Tai
Ongoing armed conflict in South Asia
afintl.com (in Persian). 27 February 2026. "منابع از حمله هوایی به یک مرکز نظامی طالبان در پکتیا خبر دادند". afintl.com (in Persian). 27 February 2026
2026_Afghanistan–Pakistan_war
Persian fairy tale
suitors with deadly riddles is similar to the story of Turandot. As such, it belongs in a series of folktales involving riddles. The heroic prince helping
What the Rose did to the Cypress
What_the_Rose_did_to_the_Cypress
Persian Muslim anti-Christian poet
Courtly Riddles: Enigmatic Embellishments in Early Persian Poetry (Leiden: Leiden University Press, 2010), p. 113. A. A. Seyed-Gohrab, Courtly Riddles: Enigmatic
Mu'izzi
King of demons from the Book of Tobit
Vazīrs: From the Persian and Arabic. (1884). UK: J. Cameron. p. 18 Brend, Barbara. "Figurative Art in Medieval Islam and the Riddle of Bihzād of Herāt
Asmodeus
Persian poet
dominated by metaphor, and he wrote in various poetic genres including ghazal, riddles, as well as writing elegies on Ali and Husayn ibn Ali. A former Zoroastrian
Abu'l-Hasan_Mihyar_al-Daylami
Legendary Iranian king
Zāl (Persian: زال, pronounced [zɒːl]), alternatively spelled as Zaal,[citation needed] is a legendary Iranian king from Sistan, and is recognized as one
Zāl
Azerbaijani poet, c. 1543–1605
Fuzuli. Fazli was best known for his talent in creating chronograms and riddles within his poems. Fazli's full name was Fazli Chalabi Fuzulizade. His pen
Fazli_(poet)
Revolution in Iran from 1978 to 1979
ISBN 978-0-8419-0514-6. Milani, Abbas (2000). The Persian sphinx: Amir Abbas Hoveyda and the riddle of the Iranian Revolution: a biography. Washington
Iranian_Revolution
languages, several Urdu and Persian masnavis, odes, satires, and also tried his hand at unconventional forms such as the riddle and the magic spell. His
Insha_Allah_Khan
2006 Emirati TV series or program
laptop. A close follower of the stock market. Since Um Allawi is of a Persian heritage, she does not have an exact Emirati accent. She speaks multiple
Freej
Collection of Middle Eastern folk tales
the text is in prose, although verse is occasionally used for songs and riddles and to express heightened emotion. Most of the poems are single couplets
One_Thousand_and_One_Nights
Syriac Christian physician, pharmacist, poet, musician and calligrapher
His poetry included riddles: Abū al-Maʿālī al-Ḥaẓīrī quotes five of them, and a verse solution by al-Tilmīdh to another riddle, in his Kitāb al-iʿjāz
Ibn_al-Tilmidh
fī l-alġāz. Although it is now lost, it may have been the first book of riddles in Arabic; nine poems survive from it in the Kitāb al-iʿjāz fī l-aḥājī
Abu_al-'Abbas_al-Dabbi
Ancient Greek novel
153–86 (pp. 155–56). A. A. Seyed-Gohrab, Courtly Riddles: Enigmatic Embellishments in Early Persian Poetry (Leiden: Leiden University Press, 2010), p
Metiochus_and_Parthenope
Middle Persian: Axt), is an evil sorcerer and an opponent of the religion, known for killing those who were not able to answer his riddles. There is
Axtya
Indo-Aryan language
folk poet was the great Persian master, Amir Khusrau (1253–1325), who is known to have composed dohas (couplets) and riddles in the newly-formed speech
Urdu
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Music of Dance Dance Revolution (2013–present)
Music_of_Dance_Dance_Revolution_(2013–present)
Nonfiction book by Margalit Fox
The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code is a 2013 nonfiction book by Margalit Fox, about the process of deciphering the Linear
The_Riddle_of_the_Labyrinth
Arabic poet
rhyming sound. Each riddle is entitled with its solution and followed by a philological commentary. Most of the riddles are true riddles, though there are
Zaynaddin_Ibn_al-Ajami
Mass shooting of protesters in Pahlavi Iran on 8 September 1978
Black Friday (Persian: جمعه سیاه, romanized: Jom'e-ye Siyāh) was a mass shooting on 8 September 1978 (17 Shahrivar 1357 in the Solar Hijri calendar) in
Black_Friday_(1978)
"What Sank the Kursk?" 8 August 2001 (2001-08-08) — "The Mystery of the Persian Mummy" 20 September 2001 (2001-09-20) 1 "The Ape That Took Over the World"
List of Horizon (British TV series) episodes
List_of_Horizon_(British_TV_series)_episodes
Genre of Arabic poetry
nothing like the sun." A. A. Seyed-Gohrab, Courtly Riddles: Enigmatic Embellishments in Early Persian Poetry (Leiden: Leiden University Press, 2010), pp
Waṣf
as weddings and harvests, as well as lullabies, children's songs, and riddles. There are several traditional specialists of folk music in Iran. Professional
Music_of_Iran
Geometric pattern characteristic of Muslim art
of forms in Islamic art and architecture. These include kilim carpets, Persian girih and Moroccan zellij tilework, muqarnas decorative vaulting, jali
Islamic_geometric_patterns
Movement in Persian poetry
Press, 2017), p. 419. A. A. Seyed-Gohrab, Courtly Riddles: Enigmatic Embellishments in Early Persian Poetry (Leiden: Leiden University Press, 2010), p
Khorasani_style_(poetry)
Mongolian princess (1260-1306)
suitors, and they do not wager horses; rather, she has them answer three riddles, and they are executed if they cannot solve them. Carlo Gozzi wrote his
Khutulun
wrote poetry in hexameter verse and was particularly skilled in writing riddles or enigmas. Aristotle quotes her in both his Poetics and the Rhetoric.
List of women in the Heritage Floor
List_of_women_in_the_Heritage_Floor
Country in Eastern Europe and North Asia
annexing Crimea. As a result of victories over Qajar Iran through the Russo-Persian Wars, by the first half of the 19th century, Russia also conquered the
Russia
protective cover and bombing accuracy. Nearing the specific target, the flak-riddled formation was for the third time subjected to a stiffened enemy resistance
List of recipients of the United States Presidential Unit Citation
List_of_recipients_of_the_United_States_Presidential_Unit_Citation
War between Athens and Sparta (431–404 BC)
hegemony over Ancient Greece. Initially inconclusive, the intervention of the Persian Empire in support of Sparta in 413 BC allowed the Spartan coalition to
Peloponnesian_War
Historical figure in the Abrahamic religions
Sheba. Most of these riddles are simply Bible questions, some not of a very edifying character. The two that are genuine riddles are: "Without movement
Queen_of_Sheba
American military officer
(ed.). The Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars: The United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts. ABC-CLIO. p. 784. ISBN 9781851099481
Danny_McKnight
American reality television series episodes
film Batman Forever, including a batarang and one of the pop-up riddles used by the Riddler. 168 12 "Like a Rock" June 11, 2012 (2012-06-11) Items appraised
List_of_Pawn_Stars_episodes
Overview of scientific and technological developments in Iran/Persia
libraries, and as a result, Persian scholars were deeply concerned as knowledge of the fields of science had been lost. Persians also prohibited the use of
Science and technology in Iran
Science_and_technology_in_Iran
Traditional elongated cloak-like garment
A kaftan or caftan (/ˈkæftæn/; Arabic: قفطان, qafṭān; Persian: خفتان, khaftān; Turkish: kaftan) is a variant of the robe or tunic. Originating in West
Kaftan
2008 studio album by Clark
deliberate departure from the organic textures and acoustic elements of Body Riddle (2006), moving toward aggressive, mechanised techno. Clark himself described
Turning_Dragon
Fictional detective
Uncollected Riddles (2002) The Cases of Hildegarde Withers (2012) Hildegarde Withers: Final Riddles? (2021) "The Riddle of the Dangling Pearl" "The Riddle of the
Hildegarde_Withers
2000 (2000-05-21) 707 Jason Midas who sees himself as a loser buys a Persian victory box at Sardo's curio shop...and gets more than he bargained for
List of Are You Afraid of the Dark? episodes
List_of_Are_You_Afraid_of_the_Dark?_episodes
American industrialist and art collector
American industrialist and art collector. He was the father of Theodate Pope Riddle, a noted American architect. Alfred Pope's ancestors came to the New World
Alfred_Atmore_Pope
Strong, positive emotional/mental states
"What's love got to do with it? The solution to one of evolution's greatest riddles". The Sciences: 22–27. doi:10.1002/j.2326-1951.1989.tb02156.x. Geher, Glenn
Love
American poet (1830–1886)
Dickinson's poetry not only with hymns and song forms but also with psalms and riddles, citing the following example: "Who is the East? / The Yellow Man / Who
Emily_Dickinson
Ancient Jewish biblical manuscripts
scholars believe Esther is missing because, as a Jew, her marriage to a Persian king may have been looked down upon by the inhabitants of Qumran, or because
Dead_Sea_Scrolls
(136 kg), with a 303 lb (137.5 kg) clean and jerk. 1985 – The American Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the Iditarod (Mary Shields was the first
Timeline_of_women's_sports
2013 novel by Dan Brown
inspired the 2019 film by Régis Roinsard. It has been also translated into Persian by Afraz Publication, 3 months after first publishing. The book was translated
Inferno_(Brown_novel)
for J Bibby & Sons, launched 15 July 1862, completed 2 August 1862. SS Persian (Yard No.13), cargo ship for J Bibby & Sons, launched 21 January 1863,
List of ships built by Harland & Wolff (1859–1929)
List_of_ships_built_by_Harland_&_Wolff_(1859–1929)
2017 studio album by Salome MC
Excerpts From Unhappy Consciousness (Persian: ناخوشاگاه) is the third studio album by Salome MC (سالومه ), and the first full-length Hip Hop album in
Excerpts from Unhappy Consciousness
Excerpts_from_Unhappy_Consciousness
Attitudes and behaviors towards sex in ancient Rome
familial–sexual customs of the Massagetae who "eat their fathers" and of the Persians who "preserve their nobility by begetting children on their mothers". During
Sexuality_in_ancient_Rome
Typographic character indicating a question (?)
practice. In Arabic and other languages that use Arabic script such as Persian, Urdu and Uyghur (Arabic form), which are written from right to left, the
Question_mark
princely or courtly education of Persian nobility. Around 600 CE in Sassanid Persia, the name for the game became chatrang (Persian: چترنگ), which subsequently
History_of_chess
Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979
Harvard University Press. Milani, Abbas (2003). The Persian Sphinx: Amir Abbas Hoveyda and the Riddle of the Iranian Revolution. Mage Publishers. ISBN 978-0-934211-88-8
Mohammad_Reza_Pahlavi
Undiscovered tomb
Baltimore Sun. February 6, 1995. Retrieved 1 November 2013. "Alexander's death riddle is 'solved'". BBC. June 11, 1998. Retrieved August 21, 2011. "Mystery Files
Tomb_of_Alexander_the_Great
"'Forever Young: A Grammy Salute to Rod Stewart' Special Tops Repeat-Riddled Tuesday". Programming Insider. Archived from the original on May 22, 2026
List of Summer House (2017 TV series) episodes
List_of_Summer_House_(2017_TV_series)_episodes
Roman emperor from 361 to 363, Neoplatonic philosopher
https://www.academia.edu/85590664/Julian_the_Apostate_The_Persian_campaign_and_the_riddle_of_battle_at_Tummar_on_June_26_363 English Wikisource has original
Julian_(emperor)
2026 American TV series or program
2026). "Forever Young: A Grammy Salute to Rod Stewart Special Tops Repeat-Riddled Tuesday". Programming Insider. Archived from the original on May 22, 2026
In the City (American TV series)
In_the_City_(American_TV_series)
today.” In reply to questions on arms purchases, the Shah stated: “The Persian Gulf is a strategic zone of first importance. The smallest spark and everything
History of the nuclear program of Iran
History_of_the_nuclear_program_of_Iran
Khan of the Mongol Empire from 1206 to 1227
成吉思 Chéngjísī, and into Persian as چنگیز Čəngīz. As Arabic lacks a sound similar to [tʃ], represented in the Mongolian and Persian romanisations by ⟨č⟩,
Genghis_Khan
Type of interior garden or house
level of the paths. Its origin is generally attributed to traditional Persian gardens whose influence spread during the Islamic period. The term "riad"
Riad_(architecture)
Death of the Macedonian king in 323 BC
request by Alexander. He was 73 years of age at that time. However, when Persian weather and travel fatigue weakened him, he informed Alexander that he
Death_of_Alexander_the_Great
Terrorist attack in Sydney, Australia
Taliban, condemned the attack on Jews]. Afghanistan International (in Persian). 15 December 2025. موساد حدود یک ماه پیش به نهادهای اطلاعاتی استرالیا
Bondi_Beach_shooting
Mysterious death in 1940s Australia
a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. The case is also known by the Persian phrase tamám shud (تمام شد), meaning "It is over" or "It is finished",
Somerton_Man
Region of ancient Israel
the Unpublished Ivories from Samaria", pp. 637–56 in "I Will Speak the Riddles of Ancient Times" (Ps 78:2b): Archaeological and Historical Studies in
Samaria
Collection of ancient Chinese military statues
December 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023. Qingbo, Duan (9 April 2019). "Persian and Greek Participation in the making of China's First Empire (Video timing:
Terracotta_Army
Ancient people who inhabited Canaan's southern coast
marking the end of their presence in historical accounts. During the Persian period, the region of Philistia saw resettlement, with its inhabitants
Philistines
Greek myth; metaphor for tangled problem
which point Phrygia had been reduced to a satrapy, or province, of the Persian Empire. An oracle had declared that any man who could unravel its elaborate
Gordian_Knot
the US oil industry". Paul Ames (May 30, 2013). "Could fracking make the Persian Gulf irrelevant?". GlobalPost via Salon. Retrieved May 30, 2012. Rich Miller;
Fracking_in_the_United_States
Gnostic religion
(Neo-Mandaic tarmidānā), the ganzibria (ࡂࡀࡍࡆࡉࡁࡓࡉࡀ) "treasurers" (from Old Persian ganza-bara "id.", Neo-Mandaic ganzeḇrānā) and the rišama (ࡓࡉࡔࡀࡌࡀ) "leader
Mandaeism
Name list
(Alibyert) Nepali: अल्बर्ट (Albarṭa) Norwegian: Albert Old English: Æthelberht Persian: آلبرت Polish: Albert, Olbracht Portuguese: Alberto Punjabi: ਐਲਬਰਟ (Ailabaraṭa)
Albert_(given_name)
Culture
consisting of often females and sometimes males vocalize popular love poems and riddles in the form of pantun to the accompaniment of composition and of music
Malay_folklore
Leader of Libya from 1969 to 2011
instigating a regime change in Saudi Arabia with multiple power brokers in the Persian Gulf, including Qatar's Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al
Muammar_Gaddafi
Desert in Iran, UNESCO Site
Lut Desert (Persian: دشت لوت, romanized: Dasht-e Lut, lit. 'Plain of Emptiness') is a desert with both extensive salt flats and dunes located in the provinces
Lut_Desert
Prophet of the Hebrew Bible
said to be buried. A stone upon the grave is inscribed in both Hebrew and Persian stating that the prophet's father was Shioua Lovit, and his mother was
Habakkuk
Does Not Count as Representation". Glamour. Galea, Matt (1 March 2022). "Riddle Me This: Is Catwoman Bisexual In The Batman? We Asked Zoë Kravitz & Director
List of feature films with bisexual characters
List_of_feature_films_with_bisexual_characters
Turkic nomadic people
grammatical notes, Cuman riddles, religious texts and some Italian verses. The Cuman riddles are the oldest documented material of Turkic riddles and constitute
Cumans
1552 novel by François Rabelais
the companions express satisfaction with the lack of resolution to the riddles and celebrate their physical restoration. Pantagruel, however, identifies
Le_Quart_Livre
1050), abbot who wrote epitaphs, riddles, epistolary, and long form poems 1131: December 4: Omar Khayyám (born 1048), Persian polymath, mathematician, philosopher
1130s_in_poetry
Small Islamic paintings on paper
around 1200. The field is divided by scholars into four types, Arabic, Persian, Mughal (Indian), Ottoman (Turkish). As in the art history of Europe, "miniature"
Islamic_miniature
Iranian literary scholar
Imagery in Persian Poetry (ed.), Brill, 2012 The Great Omar Khayyam: A Global Reception, (ed.), Leiden University Press, 2012 Courtly Riddles: Enigmatic
Asghar_Seyed-Gohrab
Persian artist (c. 1455/1460 – 1535)
also known as Kamal al-din Bihzad or Kamaleddin Behzād (Persian: کمالالدین بهزاد), was a Persian painter and head of the royal ateliers in Herat and Tabriz
Kamāl_ud-Dīn_Behzād
Binary stars in the Big Dipper asterism
14th century Arabian lexicographer Firuzabadi called it "Our Riddle", while the 13th century Persian astronomical writer Zakariya al-Qazwini said that "people
Mizar_and_Alcor
of Adab. The devices employed in Insha include verbal puns, and tricks, riddles, and a mannered, elegant style of writing. A model of stately Insha prose
Insha
Genus of flowering plants
vanity, in the East as a symbol of wealth and good fortune , while in Persian literature, the narcissus is a symbol of beautiful eyes. In western countries
Narcissus_(plant)
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