Jamshid and his cup
جمشیدThe brilliant king who gave his people Nowruz, then lost everything to pride. Plus the famous world-revealing cup, which belonged to someone else first.
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The story
Persiahaus Studio drew profile of Jamshid with a short dark beard and a saffron crown, in red, against a radiant saffron sun on lapis, with the cup in which the world could be seen, its rim full of stars.
The brilliant king who gave his people Nowruz, then lost everything to pride. Plus the famous world-revealing cup, which belonged to someone else first. The full story is told in the Mythology section.