Kay Kāvus ( fa, کیکاووس; ae, 𐬐𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬌 𐬎𐬯𐬀𐬥 Kauui Usan); sometimes ''Kai-Káús'' or ''Kai-Kaus'',
[ Firdawsī, ''The Sháh námeh of the Persian poet Firdausí''. Oriental Translation Fund. Volume 21 of Publications, Oriental Translation Fund. Translated by James Atkinson. Printed for the Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland; sold by J. Murray, 1832, 532.] is a
mythological shah
Shah (; fa, شاه, , ) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Iranian monarchies.Yarshater, EhsaPersia or Iran, Persian or Farsi, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) It was also used by a variety of ...
of
Greater Iran
Greater Iran ( fa, ایران بزرگ, translit=Irān-e Bozorg) refers to a region covering parts of Western Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Xinjiang, and the Caucasus, where both Culture of Iran, Iranian culture and Iranian langua ...
and a character in the ''
Shāhnāmeh''. He is the son of
Kay Qobād and the father of prince
Seyāvash. Kāvus rules Iran for one hundred and fifty years during which he is frequently though increasingly grudgingly aided by the famous hero
Rostam
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, death_place = Kabulistan
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. He is succeeded by his grandson
Kay Khosrow.
The flying throne
''The Flying Throne of Kay Kāvus'' was a legendary eagle-propelled craft built by Kay Kāvus, used for flying the king all the way to
China
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.
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According to the '' Shāhnāmeh'', Kāvus had a flying craft
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made consisting of a throne
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to the corners of which were attached four long poles pointing upward. It was made of wood and gold and he attached specially trained eagles. Pieces of meat were attached at the top of each pole and the ravenous eagles were chained to the feet. As the eagles tried to reach the meat they caused the throne to fly. The craft flew the king all the way to China, where the eagles grew tired and the craft came down. Rostam eventually had to rescue the king who, miraculously, survived the crash.
See also
*Perses (son of Andromeda and Perseus) In Greek mythology, Perses (; Ancient Greek: Πέρσης) was the son of Andromeda and Perseus. Perses was left in Cossaei and with the Oceanid Perse fathered descendants.
Greek mythology identified Perses as the ancestor of the Persians. Appar ...
References
External links
Unmuseum on the Flying Throne of Kay Kāvus
Kayanians
Longevity myths
Persian mythology
Shahnameh characters
Mythological kings
Legendary flying machines
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