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Div-e Sepid
dismembering the White Div, demon king of Mazandaran, Persian miniature from the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp Div-e Sepid ( , [dēw-i səpēd], lit. White Div), is the chieftain of the Divs (demons) of Mazandaran in the Persian epic the Shahnameh. He is a huge being, possesses great physical strength and is skilled in sorcery and necromancy. Div-e Sepid uses his magic to destroy the army of Kay Kavus by conjuring a dark storm of hail, boulders, and tree trunks. He then captures Kay Kavus, his commanders, and paladins; blinds them, and imprisons them in a dungeon. The greatest Persian mythical hero Rostam undertakes his "Seven Labors" to free his sovereign. At the end, Rostam slays Div-e Sepid and uses his heart and blood to cure the blindness of the king and the captured Persian heroes. Rostam also takes the Div's head as a helmet and is often pictured wearing it.
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dismembering the White Div, demon king of Mazandaran, Persian miniature from the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp Div-e Sepid ( , [dēw-i səpēd], lit. White Div), is the chieftain of the Divs (demons) of Mazandaran in the Persian epic the Shahnameh. He is a huge being, possesses great physical strength and is skilled in sorcery and necromancy. Div-e Sepid uses his magic to destroy the army of Kay Kavus by conjuring a dark storm of hail, boulders, and tree trunks. He then captures Kay Kavus, his commanders, and paladins; blinds them, and imprisons them in a dungeon. The greatest Persian mythical hero Rostam undertakes his "Seven Labors" to free his sovereign. At the end, Rostam slays Div-e Sepid and uses his heart and blood to cure the blindness of the king and the captured Persian heroes. Rostam also takes the Div's head as a helmet and is often pictured wearing it.
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