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to the corners of which were attached four long poles pointing upward. It was made of wood and gold and he attached specially trained eagles. Pieces of meat were attached at the top of each pole and the ravenous eagles were chained to the feet. As the eagles tried to reach the meat they caused the
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throne to fly. The craft flew the king all the way to China, where the eagles grew tired and the craft came down. Rostam eventually had to rescue the king who, miraculously, survived the crash.
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was a legendary eagle-propelled craft built by Kay Kāvus, used for flying the king all the way to
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Kay Kāvus on his flying throne. Illustration from a
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Index

Kawus

Persian
Persian
Avestan
mythological
shah
Greater Iran
Shāhnāmeh
Kay Qobād
Seyāvash
Rostam
Kay Khosrow
China
Shāhnāmeh
craft
throne
Perses (son of Andromeda and Perseus)
Firdawsī
"The Origins Of Ideas of Space Flight"
the original
"The Shahnameh of Ferdowsi: An Icon to National Identity"
the original
Book Review: Into the Air
Unmuseum on the Flying Throne of Kay Kāvus
Kay Qobād
Shāhnāma
Keyumars
Kay Khosrow
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