forty thieves
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The forty thieves are a band of robbers from the Middle Eastern folk tale "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," known for their secret treasure cave opened with the phrase "Open, Sesame."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forty Thieves | 2 |
| forty thieves canonical | 2 |
| Welcome to the Forty Thieves | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional criminal gang
ⓘ
group of robbers ⓘ literary character group ⓘ |
| antagonistOf |
Ali Baba
ⓘ
Morgiana ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
ⓘ
One Thousand and One Nights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
banditry
ⓘ
magic phrase ⓘ secret cave ⓘ |
| commits |
murder attempts
ⓘ
robbery ⓘ theft ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Morgiana ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
armed robbers
ⓘ
mounted bandits ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
inspiration for adaptations in theater
ⓘ
inspiration for children’s books ⓘ inspiration for film adaptations ⓘ popularization of the phrase Open, Sesame ⓘ |
| hasGenre | folk tale characters ⓘ |
| hasLeader | captain of the Forty Thieves ⓘ |
| hasLocation | secret treasure cave ⓘ |
| hasMemberCount | 40 ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
accumulation of wealth
ⓘ
greed ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
Arabic literature tradition
ⓘ
Middle Eastern folklore ⓘ |
| hasPasswordFunction |
closes cave
ⓘ
opens cave ⓘ |
| hasSetting | pre-modern Middle Eastern town ⓘ |
| hasTreasure |
gold
ⓘ
jewels ⓘ riches ⓘ |
| influences | later bandit stereotypes in fiction ⓘ |
| killedBy | Morgiana ⓘ |
| languageOfPassword | Arabic ⓘ |
| medium |
oral tradition
ⓘ
written literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to test Ali Baba's cleverness and virtue ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | antagonists ⓘ |
| operatesIn | Middle East ⓘ |
| partOf | Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Arabian Nights tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatens |
Ali Baba
ⓘ
Ali Baba's family ⓘ |
| usesPassword | Open, Sesame ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Forty Thieves
this entity surface form:
Welcome to the Forty Thieves
this entity surface form:
Forty Thieves