Kayanian dynasty
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The Kayanian dynasty is a legendary royal house in Iranian mythology, prominently featured in the Shahnameh as a line of heroic kings who battled demons and foreign invaders.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legendary dynasty
ⓘ
mythological royal house ⓘ subject of Iranian mythology ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
divine glory
ⓘ
khvarenah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithHero |
Rostam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turan (as enemy realm) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeIn | Iran–Turan wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalContext | Zoroastrian dualism ⓘ |
| culture | Iranian ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Avesta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shahnameh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | Avestan term Kavi ⓘ |
| genreContext | heroic epic ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Bahman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Esfandiyar NERFINISHED ⓘ Kay Arash NERFINISHED ⓘ Kay Goshtasp NERFINISHED ⓘ Kay Kavus NERFINISHED ⓘ Kay Khosrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Kay Lohrasp NERFINISHED ⓘ Kay Qobad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicRole |
cosmic struggle between good and evil
ⓘ
ideal kingship ⓘ |
| hasTitleElement | Kay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicity | legendary ⓘ |
| influenced |
Persian literary culture
ⓘ
later Iranian epic tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfSources |
Avestan
ⓘ
Middle Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ New Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Achaemenid dynasty (in later identifications)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kavi kings of the Avesta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSourceAuthor | Ferdowsi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | legitimization of Iranian kingship ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
demons
ⓘ
foreign invaders ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greater Iranian cultural tradition
ⓘ
Iranian mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorInMyth | Pishdadian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Zoroastrian tradition ⓘ |
| roleInMythology |
defenders of Iran
ⓘ
line of heroic kings ⓘ |
| sourceType |
epic poetry
ⓘ
religious texts ⓘ |
| timePeriodInMyth | mythic age after the Pishdadian dynasty ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pishdadian dynasty