Kay Kavus

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Kay Kavus is a legendary king of Iran in Ferdowsi’s epic Shahnameh, known for his hubris, ill-fated ambitions, and reliance on heroes like Rostam to rescue him from his own reckless schemes.

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Label Occurrences
Kay Kavus canonical 4
Kai Kāvus 1
Kay Kāvus 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shahnameh character
legendary king
mythological character
alsoKnownAs Kay Kavus
surface form: Kai Kāvus

Kay Kavus
surface form: Kay Kāvus
appearsIn Shahnameh
associatedWith Shahnameh
surface form: Seven Labors of Rostam
attempted flight to the heavens
attemptedConquest Mazandaran Province
surface form: Mazandaran
basedOn older Iranian oral traditions
conflictWith Turan
country Iran
creator Ferdowsi
culture Persian
defeatedBy Divs of Mazandaran
enemy Afrasiab
eraDepicted mythical Kayanian era
fatherOf Farud
Siyavash
freedBy Rostam
grandfatherOf Kay Khosrow
imprisonedBy White Div
knownFor hubris
ill-fated ambitions
reckless schemes
reliance on heroes
languageOfSource Persian
literarySignificance central royal figure in Shahnameh
memberOf Kayanian dynasty
moralRole example of arrogance
warning against pride
notableHero Rostam
partOf Iranian mythology
Persian epic tradition
portrayedAs impulsive ruler
often misguided
predecessor Kay Khosrow
surface form: Kay Qobad
punishedFor attempting to reach the heavens
reignIn Iran
religion Zoroastrianism (mythological context)
rescuedBy Rostam
Simurgh
Zal
spouse Sudabeh
successor Kay Khosrow
supportedBy Iranian heroes
title Shah of Iran
workGenre epic poetry

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Shahnameh featuresCharacter Kay Kavus
Kay Kavus alsoKnownAs Kay Kavus
this entity surface form: Kai Kāvus
Kay Kavus alsoKnownAs Kay Kavus
this entity surface form: Kay Kāvus
Kay Khosrow grandfather Kay Kavus
Kay Khosrow succeeds Kay Kavus
Kay Khosrow predecessor Kay Kavus