Kayanian cycle
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The Kayanian cycle is a body of Iranian legendary and epic traditions centered on the Kayanian dynasty of heroic kings, prominently preserved in texts like the Avesta and the Shahnameh.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian legendary tradition
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epic tradition ⓘ mythological cycle ⓘ part of Iranian mythology ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Asha
NERFINISHED
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daeva ⓘ khvarenah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Iranians
NERFINISHED
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Turanian enemies ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Kayanian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | Pishdadian cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
just king
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sacred royal glory lost and regained ⓘ |
| featuresDynasty | Kayanians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Shahnameh legendary history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Greater Iranian world
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zoroastrian tradition ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Avestan
NERFINISHED
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Middle Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ New Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousFrame | Zoroastrian cosmology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Iran
NERFINISHED
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Turan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cosmic struggle between good and evil
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divine glory ⓘ heroic kingship ⓘ legitimate rule ⓘ protection of the Iranian land ⓘ |
| includesCharacter |
Afrasiab
NERFINISHED
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Giv NERFINISHED ⓘ Kay Kavad NERFINISHED ⓘ Kay Kavus NERFINISHED ⓘ Kay Khosrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Kay Qobad NERFINISHED ⓘ Rostam NERFINISHED ⓘ Siyavash NERFINISHED ⓘ Tusar NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishtaspa NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoroaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic-era Iranian historiography
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later Persian epic poetry ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Avesta
NERFINISHED
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Middle Persian literature NERFINISHED ⓘ Shahnameh NERFINISHED ⓘ Yashts NERFINISHED ⓘ later Persian epics ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Iranian national epic
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Kayanian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeDepth | pre-Islamic Iran ⓘ |
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