Kaveh Ahangar is a legendary figure belonging to ancient Iran. It is mentioned in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh that he was a popular uprising against a ruler named Zahhak(Ajidhak) finds out. The symbol of his movement is his kaviani darfesh, his leather apron that hangs on the head of a spear..
Short story blacksmith In Shahnameh:
The devil enters the Dahhak's court dressed as a cook. When Dhahak wants to pay him, the cook(Devil) says: I don't need money, just let me kiss your shoulders!
Instead of the devil's kisses, two snakes grow. Dhahak should give two young brains to these snakes every day to eat and relax.
Every day, two young men were killed by lot and their brains were given to snakes. Until three times the lot reached the blacksmith's cave. When the third lot fell in his name, he refused to give up his son and went to war with Zahhak, and with the help of the people, he destroyed this oppressive greyhound king and placed Fereydoun on the throne..
He is a symbol of anti-authoritarianism.
