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Haftvād
Haftvād () is a legendary character whose story appears alongside accounts of the rise of Ardashir I, the founder of the Sassanid dynasty of Persia, in the third century C.E. Haftvād is mentioned in various sources, most notably the "Shahnameh" of Abu'l-Qāsim Ferdowsī Tūsī.
Haftvād in the "Shahnameh".
The tale of Haftvād appears in the section of the "Shahnameh" on the reign of Ardashir. The story opens with a description of Haftvād's daughter, who works as a spinner.
the shore of the Persian Gulf, a mighty pirate, probably influenced by an Indian Nāga cult, had earned the enmity of Zoroastrian priests […] and Ardashir vanquished him with great difficulty. This eventually gave rise to a legend concerning a divine worm (kerm) and the story of Haftvād and his seven sons."
Haftvād in other sources.
The story of Haftvād appears in the "Book of the Deeds of Ardashir," a mythological tale written in the Sassanid period and used by Ferdowsi as a source