Percival
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Percival is a knight of Arthurian legend best known for his quest for the Holy Grail and his portrayal as a pure, naive hero who matures through spiritual trials.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Percival canonical | 10 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian character
ⓘ
Holy Grail hero ⓘ knight ⓘ legendary figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Perceval
ⓘ
Peredur ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Perceval, le Conte du Graal
ⓘ
surface form:
"Perceval, le Conte du Graal"
Arthurian legend ⓘ Vulgate Cycle ⓘ
surface form:
Post-Vulgate Cycle
Le Morte d'Arthur ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur"
Vulgate Cycle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Yvain
ⓘ
surface form:
Fisher King
Holy Grail ⓘ King Arthur ⓘ |
| basedOn | Welsh hero Peredur ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
innocence to wisdom
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ spiritual enlightenment ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
chastity
ⓘ
innocence ⓘ naivety ⓘ purity ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Sir Galahad
ⓘ
surface form:
Galahad
Sir Lancelot ⓘ
surface form:
Lancelot
|
| createdBy | Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ |
| failsAtFirst | asking the Grail Question ⓘ |
| genre | chivalric romance ⓘ |
| influenced | later Grail literature ⓘ |
| laterAchieves | understanding of the Grail mystery ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 12th century romance tradition ⓘ |
| memberOf | Knights of the Round Table ⓘ |
| moralSymbolism |
Christian purity
ⓘ
unworldly simplicity ⓘ |
| motherRelationship | overprotective mother in many versions ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | vehicle for spiritual instruction ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Queste del Saint Graal
ⓘ
surface form:
quest for the Holy Grail
|
| originatesFrom | French Arthurian romance ⓘ |
| questFor | healing the Fisher King ⓘ |
| raisedIn | rural isolation in many versions ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian mysticism ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
Grail seeker
ⓘ
exemplar of the pure knight ⓘ |
| storyArc | ignorant youth to enlightened knight ⓘ |
| symbolicAssociation | Grail Castle ⓘ |
| undergoes |
spiritual maturation
ⓘ
spiritual trials ⓘ |
| weapon | spear ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Idlewild