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| Keywords: Shahnameh - The Div Akvan throws Rustam into the sea.jpg en This painting represents an episode described in Firdawsi's Shahnamah The Book of Kings the epic story of ancient kings and heroes of Persia composed by the renowned author during the first decades of the 11th century The text on the fragments recto and verso describes the painting King Khusraw summons Rustam to help him stop a demon div disguised as a wild ass that is ravaging of the royal herds After three days of unsuccessful battle the hero falls asleep in the grass Thereupon the Div Akvan casts aside his disguise resumes his demonic form rushes towards Rustam and digs up the ground around the hero He gives Rustam the choice of being thrown against the mountains to be eaten by lions and onagers or cast into the sea where he would drown to his death Knowing that the enemy would do the exact opposite and realizing that if cast to the sea he would have a chance to swim to survival he asked to be thrown against the mountains Rustam is cast to the sea swims back to the shore and returns to defeat the demon in combat http //memory loc gov/cgi-bin/query/h intldl/ascsbib field DOCID+ lit ascs000215 Library of Congress Unknown Calligrapher 16th-17th centuries PD-Art Shahnameh Drowning in art Rostam Daevas | ||||
