Meaning
The powerful but rash and arrogant Kayanian king of the Shahnama, grandfather of Kaikhusro, whose pride led to repeated disasters.
Usage & notes
Kaikaus is the king whose great power is undone by arrogance and folly; he serves as a cautionary image of majesty without wisdom.
Related words
PERSIAN
Kaikhusro
The wise and victorious Kayanian king of the Shahnama who avenged his father and defeated Afrasiyab, later mysteriously vanishing into the mountains.
PERSIAN
Kaiqubad
The founder of the Kayanian dynasty in the Shahnama, raised to the throne on the counsel of Rustam after the Pishdadian line.