Abteen, also known as Abtin or Obteene (Persian: آبتين) is a character in Shahnama (national epic of Iran), Fereydun's father. His name means "The one with good thoughts, good words and good deeds" (see Zoroastrian). Abteen is also synonymous with sphinx.
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| شاهنامه فردوسی Shahnameh of Ferdowsi |
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| Characters: | Abteen | Arash | Afrāsiāb | Akvan-e Div | Bahman | Bahrām Chubineh | Bizhan | Div-e Sepid | Esfandiār | Fereydun |Garshasp | Goodarz | Gordāfarid | Haoma | Homa/Huma bird | Hushang | Īraj | Jamasp | Jamshid | Kāveh | Kay Kāvus | Kai Khosrow | Kei Qobád |Kiumars | Luarsab | Manuchehr | Manizheh | Mehrab Kaboli | Nowzar |Pashang | Rakhsh | Rohām | Rostam | Rostam Farrokhzad | Rudābeh | Salm | Sām | Shaghād | Siāmak | Siāvash | Simurgh | Sohrāb |Sudabeh | Tahmineh | Tahmuras |Tur | Zāl | Zahhāk |
| Places: | Alborz (Hara_Berezaiti) | Damavand | Irān | Māzandarān | Samangān | Turān | Zābolestān | Kābul | Birjand | Ark of Bukhara |
| See also: | Asadi Tusi | Derafsh Kaviani | Bijan and Manijeh | Daqiqi | Jat people in Shāhnāma | Rostam and Sohrab | Sadeh | Kayanian | Jaam-e Jam |
It is not Abteen or Obteene it should be witten as Aubtin to be pronounced exactly the same as austin