KeiKāvūs: Personality and Acts

Subject Areas : Mytho

رضا  ستاری ¹ (استادیار زبان و ادبیات فارسی دانشگاه مازندران)

Received: 2015-05-25 Accepted : 2015-05-25 Published : 2009-06-22

Keywords: personality, Avestā, epic, Shāhnāmeh, KeiKāvūs,

Abstract :

    KeiKāvūs is a mythological king of Iran and a fictional character in Shāhnāmeh. According to Shāhnāmeh, KeiKāvūs had a flying craft made of wood and gold, attached to specially trained eagles. He invaded Māzandarān and was defeated there in a great battle by Div-e Sefid (the White Beast). He attacked Hāmāvarān and married Sudābeh, the daughter of the king of hāmāvarān. The present article tries to study Keikāvūs's personality and acts not only in Shāhnāmeh but also in Pahlavi texts and Avestā.