A Psychological and Mythological Study on the Symbolic Birth of  Shabdiz in Nezami's Khosro and Shirin

Khosro and Shirin, Nezami's versified story and one of the master pieces of Persian literature, has a mysterious and symbolic structure. Shabdiz, the magnificent horse, has a key role to play in uniting the two lovers Khosro and Shirin. Shabdiz has a mythical birth. It’s origin is a black sacred stone located in a cave within a sacred monastry. Its mother is a virigin mare so that Shabdiz as the carrier of love and messenger of fate gains symbolic importance.