Persian · proper noun · People & Roles
Kawa
कावा
said kaa-vaa
also written: kaveh, kawa-e-aahangar, kaava
Meaning
Kawa the blacksmith of the Shahnama, whose leather apron became a banner of revolt against the tyrant Zahhak; emblem of the people's rising against oppression.
Related words
PERSIAN
Zahhak
The tyrant-king of the Shahnama from whose shoulders grew two serpents that had to be fed with human brains, overthrown after a thousand years by Faridun and chained in Mount Damavand.
PERSIAN
Faridun
The just and victorious king of the Shahnama who overthrew the tyrant Zahhak and is remembered as a paragon of righteous rule.