The Shahnameh
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Zahhak

ضحاک

the serpent king

An Arab prince who let the devil kiss his shoulders. Two serpents grew where the lips touched, and had to be fed the brains of two young men every day for a thousand years.

Spans
3 reigns
Years, as the poem counts
2,200
From reign to reign
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