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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| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kai Kāvus
this entity surface form:
Kay Kāvus