Sindukht (meaning "the daughter of
Simorgh) is the wife of
Mehrab Kaboli and the mother of
Roodabeh. She is described as "a beautiful and intelligent woman". When she learned about the love between Roodabeh and
Zal, she first became angry, arguing that
Sam (father of Zal) and
Manuchehr (then king of
Iran) would disapprove of their marriage and so they would destroy
Kabul (because they worshiped different religions and Mehrab was of
Zahhak's descendants), but when Zal managed to convince Sam and Manuchehr, Sindukht and Mehrab also supported their marriage. She is the grandmother of
Rostam.