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King Kay Kavus

human monarch Origin / Domain: Iran Allegiance: iran

Epic Lore & Biography

Complex Kayanian Shah of Iran, father of Prince Siyavash. Bahram Gur cites Kavus alongside Jamshid as an example of a ruler seduced by demonic ambition away from the path of wisdom.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (1)

دل رستم اندیشه‌ای کرد بد / که کاووس را بی‌گمان بد رسد
“Rostam's heart was seized with dark foreboding that harm would surely come upon Kavus.”
Sohrab • The First Clash: Rostam and Sohrab's Trial of Might and the Night's Truce بیت #6862
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