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Kay Kāvus

Kay Kāvus

Kay Kāvus (Persian: کی‌کاووس‎; Avestan: 𐬐𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬌 𐬎𐬯𐬀𐬥‎ Kauui Usan‎); sometimes Kai-Káús or Kai-Kaus,[1][2] is a mythological shah of Greater Iran 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. He is succeeded by his grandson Kai 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.[3][4]

According to the Shāhnāmeh, Kāvus had a flying craft made consisting of a throne 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)

References

[1]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgFirdawsī, 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.
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Citation Linkwww.globalthink.nethttps://web.archive.org/web/20050521171821/http://www.globalthink.net/global/shahnameh.html. Archived from the original on May 21, 2005. Retrieved July 19, 2005. Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
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Citation Linkwww.socialstudiesforkids.comBook Review: Into the Air, Social Studies for Kids
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Citation Linkwww.unmuseum.orgUnmuseum on the Flying Throne of Kay Kāvus
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Citation Linkweb.archive.org"The Origins Of Ideas of Space Flight"
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Citation Linkwww.informatics.orgthe original
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Citation Linkweb.archive.orghttps://web.archive.org/web/20050521171821/http://www.globalthink.net/global/shahnameh.html
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Citation Linkwww.globalthink.netthe original
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Citation Linkwww.socialstudiesforkids.comBook Review: Into the Air
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Citation Linkwww.unmuseum.orgUnmuseum on the Flying Throne of Kay Kāvus
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