person
Kay Kavus
Kavus
also: Kavus, کاووس
Legendary Kayanian king of Iranian epic, ruler of a fabulous court in the Shahnameh; in Khayyam a byword for imperial power that wine outweighs.
Reading notes
- The Rubaiyat §114 Kay Kavus
Kay Kavus, the willful Kayanid king of the Shahnameh, Kay Qobad's successor; his skull lies before the bird on the walls of Tus.