Revolution against Zahh.C4.81k Zahhak

fereydun defeats zahhak

zahhāk tried consolidate rule coercing assembly of leading men of kingdom signing document testifying zahhāk s righteousness, no 1 have excuse rebellion. 1 man spoke out against charade, blacksmith named kāva (kaveh). before whole assembly, kāva told how zahhāk s minions had murdered seventeen of eighteen sons zahhāk might feed snakes lust human brains – last son had been imprisoned, still lived.

in front of assembly zahhāk had pretend merciful, , released kāva s son. when tried kāva sign document attesting zahhāk s justice, kāva tore document, left court, , raised blacksmith s apron standard of rebellion – kāviyāni banner, derafsh-e kāviyānī (درفش کاویانی). proclaimed himself in support of fereydun ruler.

soon many people followed kāva alborz mountains, fereydun living. young man , agreed lead people against zahhāk. had mace made him head of ox, , brothers , followers, went forth fight against zahhāk. zahhāk had left capital, , fell fereydun small resistance. fereydun freed of zahhāk s prisoners, including arnavāz , shahrnāz.

kondrow, zahhāk s treasurer, pretended submit fereydun, when had chance escaped zahhāk , told him had happened. zahhāk @ first dismissed matter, when heard fereydun had seated jamshid s daughters on thrones beside him queens, incensed , hastened city attack fereydun.

when got there, zahhāk found capital held against him, , army in peril defense of city. seeing not reduce city, sneaked own palace spy, , attempted assassinate arnavāz , shahrnāz. fereydun struck zahhāk down ox-headed mace, did not kill him; on advice of angel, bound zahhāk , imprisoned him in cave underneath mount damāvand, binding him lion s pelt tied great nails fixed walls of cavern, remain until end of world. thus, after thousand years tyranny, ended reign of zahhāk.