Gordāfarīd^[1] (Persian:گردآفريد) is one of the heroines in theShāhnāmeh "The Book of Kings" or "The Epic of Kings", an enormous poetic opus written by thePersian poetHakīm Abū l-Qāsim Ferdowsī Tūsī around 1000 AD. She was a champion who fought againstSohrab (another Iranian hero who was the commander of theTuranian army) and delayed the Turanian troops who were marching on Persia. She is a symbol of courage and wisdom for Persian women.

But one of those within the fortress was a woman, daughter of the warrior Gazhdaham, named Gordafarid. When she learned that their leader had allowed himself to be taken, she found his behaviour so shameful that her rosy cheeks became as black as pitch with rage. With not a moment's delay she dressed herself in a knight's armour, gathered her hair beneath aRumi helmet, and rode out from the fortress, a lion eager for battle. She roared at the enemy ranks, "Where are your heroes, your warriors, your tried and tested chieftains?"

— Ferdowsi,Shāhnāmeh^[2]

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