[178-11] The _corn_ is grain of some kind, not our maize or Indian corn. [181-12] Kai Khosroo was one of the Persian kings who lived in the sixth century B. C., and is now understood to be Cyrus. He was the grandson of Kai Kaoos, in whose reign the _Shah Nameh_ places the episode of Sohrab and Rustum. Here as elsewhere Arnold alters the legend to suit his convenience and to make the poem more effective. For instance, he compresses the combat into a single day, while in the Persian epic, the battle lasts three days. This change gives greater vitality and more rapid action to the poem. [181-13] Zal was born with snowy hair, a most unusual thing among the black-haired Persians. His father was so angered by the appearance of his son that he abandoned the innocent babe in the Elburz mountains, where, however, a great bird or griffin miraculously preserved the infant and in time returned it to its father, who had repented of his hasty action. [183-14] _Ruksh_, also spelled _Raksh_. [183-15] _Tale_ means _count_ or _reckoning_. The diver had gathered all the pearls required from him for the day. [184-16] This description by Arnold scarcely tallies with the idea we have obtained of the powerful Sohrab from reading the accounts taken from the _Shah Nameh_. Arnold's is the more poetic idea, and increases the reader's sympathy for Sohrab. [185-17] _Be governed_, that is, _take my advice_. [189-18] It is not natural for father and son to fight thus. [191-19] In the _Shah Nameh_ Rustum overpowers Sohrab and slays him by his superior power and skill. Arnold takes the more poetic view that Sohrab's arm is powerless when he hears his father's name. [193-20] _Sole_ means _solitary, alone_. [193-21] _Glass her_ means _reflect her_ as in a mirror. [195-22] He sees that this young men, as far as age and appearance are concerned, might be a son of his. [196-23] Again Arnold departs from the Persian tale, in which Sohrab wears a bracelet or amulet on his arm. Arnold's work gives a more certain identification. [196-24] The griffin spoken of in note 13. [200-25] The Persian tradition is that over the spot where Sohrab was buried a huge mound, shaped like the hoof of a horse, was erected. [201-26] It is said that shortly after the death of Sohrab the king himself died while on a visit to a famous spring far in the north, and as the nobles were returning with his corpse all were lost in a great tempest. Unfortunately for Sohrab's prophecy, Persian traditions do not include Rustum among the lost.