Kayanian dynasty

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title: Kayanian dynasty
text: The Kayanians are a legendary dynasty of Persian/Iranian tradition and folklore which supposedly ruled after the Pishdadians each of whom held the title Kay, meaning "king". Considered collectively, the Kayanian kings are the heroes of the Avesta, the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, and of the Shahnameh, the national epic of Greater Iran. As an epithet of kings and the reason the dynasty is so called, Middle 𐭪𐭣 and New Persian kay(an) originates from Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬌 kavi "king" and also "poet-sacr
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description: Legendary dynasty of Persian/Iranian tradition and folklore
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date created: 2007-07-02T15:45:08Z
date modified: 2024-09-13T07:00:50Z
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