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Tables of Contents for Wise Lord of the Sky
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
The Persian World
6
26
Empires of the Sand
8
14
Picture Essay: Echoes of Empire
22
4
Legends of the Early World
26
24
The Valleys of Creation
28
2
War at the Heart of Existence
30
2
The Goddess and the Warrior
32
2
The Gods of Ritual
34
2
The First Earthly Kings
36
2
Years of Peace and Plenty
38
4
A Perfect Prince Beguiled
42
2
The Slayer of Demons
44
4
Picture Essay: The Bounty of Paradise
48
2
The Flames of Wisdom
50
22
The Birth of Zoroaster
52
4
Forces of Good and Evil
56
4
Tales of Creation
60
4
The Division of Animals
64
2
Visions of the Afterlife
66
2
Evil Vanquished
68
2
Picture Essay: Patterns of Perfection
70
2
The Epic of the Kings
72
38
Zal the White-Haired Prince
74
2
The Boyhood of Rustam
76
4
Sohrab and Rustam
80
4
An Ill-Starred Prince
84
4
The Battle with Akvan
88
2
The Wars Between Iran and Turan
90
4
Kay Khusrow's Final Victory
94
2
Valorous Isfandiyar
96
4
The Death of Rustam
100
2
Sikander the World Conqueror
102
4
A Dream of Kingdoms
106
2
Picture Essay: Magic from the Sky
108
2
Land of the Story-Tellers
110
24
The Book of 1,000 Tales
112
2
The Quest for a Distant Lover
114
2
Weaving Tales of Wonder
116
2
Prince Ahmed and the Peri Banu
118
2
The Envious Sisters
120
2
The Captured Bride
122
2
The Minstrel Tradition
124
4
How Chess Came to Persia
128
2
Love Lost and Found
130
4
The Persian Legacy
134
Glossary and Index
138
Further Reading and Picture Credits
144