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GORZ

GORZ (or gorza; Av. vazra-, Mid. Pers. warz, Kurd. gurz “club, mace”), also referred to as gorz-e gāvsār/sar (ox-headed club/mace), a weapon often mentioned and variously described in Iranian myths and epic (

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Doostkhah, Jalil. "GORZ." Encyclopaedia Iranica. Published December 15, 2002. https://doi.org/10.1163/2330-4804_EIRO_COM_2367