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Statue of Arash the Archer.
Arash is a heroic archer-figure of Iranian oral tradition and folklore. In a war between the Iranians and Turanians over the "royal glory", the General Afrasiab has surrounded the forces of the righteous Manuchehr, and the two sides agree to make peace. Both reach an agreement that whatever land falls within the range of a bow-shot shall be returned to the Manuchehr and the Iranians, and the rest should then fall to Afraisab and the Aniranians. An angel instructs Manuchehr to construct a special bow and arrow, and Arash is asked to be the archer. Arash then fires the specially-prepared arrow at dawn, which then traveled a great distance before finally landing and so marking the future border between the Iranians and the Aniranians. Arash was destroyed by the shot and disappeared.

تندیس آرش کمانگیر، کاخ سعدآباد، تهران