In Iranian mythology, Kaveh the Blacksmith leads an insurrection against Za

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In Iranian mythology, Kaveh the Blacksmith leads an insurrection against Zahāk, a cruel foreign tyrant. Ferdowsi, a Persian poet from the tenth century, tells his life in the Shahnameh, the national epic of Iran. Legend has it that Kāveh was a blacksmith who, after losing two of his children to serpents of Zahāk, started a national rebellion against the terrible alien dictator. Iranian rule was reinstated after Kāveh drove out the foreigners. Fereydun, son of Ābtin and Faranak, lived in the Alborz Mountains in Damāvand, which Kāveh and the people visited. Fereydun, a young man, then consented to lead the populace against Zahāk. Zahāk had already fled his capital, which was easily overrun by army of Fereydun. All the prisoners of Zahāk were freed by Fereydun. The celebration of triumph of Fereydun over Zahāk is also related with Mehregan. The Persian mythical figure Kāveh is well-known for his opposition to Zahāk in Iran. He lifted his leather apron on a spear as a sign of defiance. After the Sassanids were defeated at the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah in 636, the Arabs captured and burnt this banner, known as Derafsh Kaviani, which was also originally adorned with priceless jewels and served as a symbol of Persian sovereignty for hundreds of years.

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