Fereydun rose against Zahhak's thousand-year tyranny, rallying the people behind the blacksmith Kaveh's banner. He defeated Zahhak and chained him inside Mount Damavand, where the serpent king remains imprisoned until the end of time.
Kaveh the blacksmith rose against Zahhak after Zahhak sacrificed Kaveh's sons to feed the serpents on his shoulders. Kaveh raised his leather apron as a banner (Derafsh Kaviani) and rallied the people to join Fereydun's uprising against Zahhak's tyranny.
Zahhak, corrupted by Iblis, overthrew and killed the legendary king Jamshid, seizing the throne of Iran for a thousand years.
Ahriman corrupted Zahhak, kissing his shoulders to produce serpents and making him an instrument of evil.
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