Ali Baba
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Ali Baba is a poor woodcutter in the folk tale "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," best known for discovering a thieves’ treasure cave that opens with the magic phrase "Open Sesame."
Aliases (4)
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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folk tale character → |
| adaptedInto |
children’s books
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films → television → theatre → |
| appearsIn |
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
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One Thousand and One Nights NERFINISHED → |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Cassim
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Morgiana → |
| associatedWithGroup |
forty thieves
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| associatedWithNumber |
forty thieves
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| culturalOrigin |
Arabian folklore
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| discovers |
treasure cave
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| familyMember |
Cassim
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| firstKnownInPrint |
18th century French translation of One Thousand and One Nights
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| genre |
adventure story
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folk tale → |
| hasRelative |
Cassim
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| includedIn |
Arabian Nights cycle
NERFINISHED
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| inConflictWith |
chief of the forty thieves
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| languageOfOrigin |
Arabic
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| laterRecordedBy |
Antoine Galland (as part of Arabian Nights corpus)
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| medium |
oral tradition
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| moralAlignment |
basically honest
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| narrativeRole |
protagonist
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| notableAction |
becomes wealthy from treasure
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keeps secret of thieves’ cave → shows mercy to Morgiana → |
| notablePhrase |
Open Sesame
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| occupation |
woodcutter
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| popularIn |
world literature
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| settingRegion |
Middle East
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| socialStatus |
poor
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| spouse |
unnamed wife
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| symbolizes |
cleverness of common people
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unexpected good fortune → |
| usesMagicPhrase |
Open Sesame
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Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Ali Baba
("Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves")
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Morgiana ("Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves") → |
appearsIn |
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Morgiana
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Morgiana ("the phrase "Open Sesame" (through the Ali Baba story)") → |
associatedWith |
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Morgiana
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Morgiana ("Ali Baba's family") → |
rescues |
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The Arabian Nights
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hasCharacter |
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The Arabian Nights
("Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves")
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hasPart |
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Morgiana
("Ali Baba's secret of the thieves' treasure")
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protects |
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Morgiana
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rewardedBy |