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In a vision of his grandfather, one of the heroes of this legend is promised a superior horse, musician, kingdom, and wife to those he lost in punishment for disrupting a peasant’s vineyard. That figure in this legend falls in love after hearing his court painter’s vivid description of a woman. The historical revolt of Bahram Chobin causes the male lead of this legend to travel to Constantinople, where he is forced to marry Mariam. In a popularly depicted moment from this legend, a man encounters a woman bathing in a (15[1])pool but she fails to recognize him due to his peasant disguise. After falsely hearing of the death of the female protagonist of this legend, a (*) sculptor (10[1])abandons his impossible task of carving steps into Mount Behistun, causing the (-5[2])male protagonist of this story to apologize for his role in Farhad’s death. For 10 points, what love story of a princess and a Sasanian king appears in (-5[1])Nizami’s Khamsa (0[2])following Layla and Majnun? ■END■

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