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The Demons (Divs)

demon div Origin / Domain: Mazandaran / Mount Alborz Allegiance: ahrimanic

Epic Lore & Biography

Ahrimanic demonic entities who, following their subjugation by Rostam and Kay Kavus, were reduced to forced servitude. They were enslaved on Mount Alborz to carve granite, craft silver, and build golden palaces for the King, wailing under royal retribution.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (1)

شده بر بدی دست دیوان دراز / به نیکی نرفتی سخن جز به راز
“The hands of demons stretched out toward wickedness, and no speech of goodness was uttered except in secret.”
Zahhak • The Thousand-Year Reign of Zahhak بیت #578
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