In Kurdish mythology, the ancestors of the Kurds fled to the mountains to escape the oppression of a king named Zahhak. It is believed that these people, like Kaveh the Blacksmith who hid in the mountains over the course of history created a Kurdish ethnicity.
In Kurdish mythology, the forebears of the Kurds took refuge in the mountains to evade the tyranny of a ruler named Zahhak. It is thought that these individuals, similar to Kaveh the Blacksmith who concealed himself in the mountains throughout history, formed a distinct Kurdish identity.