the Tsar Dadon

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The Tsar Dadon is a fictional monarch from Alexander Pushkin’s fairy-tale poem "The Tale of the Golden Cockerel," known for his ill-fated reliance on a magical warning bird and the mysterious astrologer who aids him.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fairy-tale character
fictional character
literary character
monarch
appearsIn Skazka o zolotom petushke NERFINISHED
The Tale of the Golden Cockerel NERFINISHED
appearsInAdaptationOf Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera The Golden Cockerel NERFINISHED
breaksPromiseTo the astrologer
causeOfDeath the golden cockerel’s attack NERFINISHED
countryOfRule a fictional Eastern kingdom
createdBy Alexander Pushkin NERFINISHED
culturalOrigin Russian literature
diesIn The Tale of the Golden Cockerel NERFINISHED
fallsInLoveWith the Shamakhan queen NERFINISHED
firstPublicationContext Russian literary fairy tale tradition
goesToWarBecauseOf the golden cockerel’s warning NERFINISHED
grantsRewardPromiseTo the astrologer
hasAdvisor the astrologer
hasAllegiance his own kingdom
hasCharacteristic aging
credulous
impulsive
tired of war
ungrateful
hasEnemy neighboring hostile kingdoms
influences later depictions of foolish or tyrannical tsars in Russian culture
knownFor breaking his promise to the astrologer
his tragic fate
relying on a magical warning bird
languageOfWork Russian
moralFunctionInWork illustrates the consequences of broken oaths
warns against blind reliance on magical solutions
narrativeSetting a distant, fantastical Eastern land
promises to fulfill any request of the astrologer
receives the golden cockerel NERFINISHED
receivesFrom the astrologer
relatedCharacter the Shamakhan queen NERFINISHED
the astrologer
the golden cockerel NERFINISHED
roleInWork protagonist
seeks peace for his kingdom
symbolizes a ruler who ignores wise counsel
irresponsible autocratic power
uses the golden cockerel as a warning device NERFINISHED
workAuthor Alexander Pushkin NERFINISHED
workGenre fairy-tale poem

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The Astrologer demandsFrom the Tsar Dadon
this entity surface form: Tsar Dadon
The Astrologer givesTo the Tsar Dadon
The Astrologer speaksTo the Tsar Dadon
this entity surface form: Tsar Dadon