Nadhira

According to a medieval story, al-Nadirah was the Princess of Hatra who fell in love with the young Persian king Shapur I while he was besieging the city. This narrative is recorded in Persian and Arabic sources of the early Islamic period, and some of its elements inspired some modern stories. Its general theme has common features with some Greek and Roman legends. Scholars have described the story of al-Nadirah as a rumor or a tale.