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Fereydun
Fereydun Fereydun combines divine election with a wisdom that ultimately proves incomplete — a name for the chosen hero who succeeds magnificently in his great task, only to make a disastrous error in what seems like a smaller one. Characters named Fereydun tend to be genuinely great yet teach the sobering lesson that greatness in one domain does not guarantee wisdom in all.
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Fereydun
Shahnameh (Book of Kings) — Ferdowsi
The divinely favored king who overthrows the serpent tyrant Zahhak and rules with wisdom for centuries, only to be brought low by his own decision to divide his kingdom between his three sons.
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