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Homer (10th-9th c. BC?) Iliad Odyssey Earliest records of works are from 8th c. BC. Trojan War, c. 1200 BC? Paris of Troy Helen Menelaus of Sparta Odysseus of Ithaca. Odyssey , Book 11. Odysseus has been sent to Underworld by sorceress Circe to consult ghost of seer
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Homer (10th-9th c. BC?) Iliad Odyssey Earliest records of works are from 8th c. BC
Trojan War, c. 1200 BC? Paris of Troy Helen Menelaus of Sparta Odysseus of Ithaca
Odyssey, Book 11 Odysseus has been sent to Underworld by sorceress Circe to consult ghost of seer Tiresias on how Odysseus can get home Story is told retrospectively by Odysseus while at the court of Alcinous, king of the Phaeacians
Arabian Nights/1001 Nights Collection of Middle Eastern folk tales Earliest versions (9th c.) Hazar Afsana (Persian, 1000 Tales) and Alf Layla (Arabic, 1000 Nights) Named changed to Alf Layla wa Layla (1001 Nights), probably in 12th c. Last definitely genuine additions in 16th c.
Shahrazad, who tells unfinished stories every night to keep her husband/king from executing her! Story based on Indian folktale 1001 Nights influenced by traditions from India, Persia, Arabia, ancient Egypt, Turkish Asia Minor, Jewish diaspora, Mesopotamia and more…
The Tale of Bulukiya Influenced by the Epic of Gilgamesh? Story within story told by Yamlika, Queen of Serpents, to a woodcutter named Hasib Jewish king Bulukiya on quest to find ring of Sulaiman (Solomon) with advisor Affan Yamlika provides them with plant juice that enables them to cross Seven Seas
The Tale of Bulukiya Bulukiya and Affan cross Seven Seas, having adventures on the way. They come to the tomb of Sulaiman but fail to obtain ring because Bulukiya mispronounces spell meant to enable Affan to take ring. Affan is killed Bulukiya encounters party of jinn (genies) who introduce him to their king. He learns about origin of jinn and is then transported home