The Ebony Horse

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The Ebony Horse is a fantastical tale from The Arabian Nights about a magical mechanical steed that can fly its rider to distant lands, blending romance, adventure, and wonder.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fairy tale
fantastical tale
literary work
story from One Thousand and One Nights
adaptedAs children's story retellings
illustrated storybooks
stage and puppet performances
alsoKnownAs The Enchanted Horse
The Magic Horse
associatedWith The Arabian Nights
centralMotif marvelous invention
mechanical flight
romantic quest
containsPlotElement jealous rivals at court
love at first sight
prince carried to a distant kingdom
separation and reunion of lovers
use of magical device to escape danger
culturalOrigin Middle Eastern folklore
featuresCharacter Prince Qamar al-Aqmar
Princess Shams al-Nahar
featuresItem flying steed
magical mechanical horse
genre adventure fiction
fantasy
romance
hasMedium manuscript literature
oral tradition
printed book editions
hasTransportationDevice flying horse controlled by mechanical levers
influenceOn later flying machine fantasies
involvesMagic yes
literaryTradition Arabic literature
Islamic Golden Age storytelling
narratedBy Scheherazade
narrativeFeature frame tale within The Arabian Nights
narrativeMode third-person narration
originalLanguage Arabic
partOf One Thousand and One Nights
setting Persian court
various distant lands
theme fate and destiny
love across distance
reward and punishment
wonders of technology
title The Ebony Horse

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
The Ebony Horse ("The Enchanted Horse")
The Ebony Horse ("The Magic Horse")
alsoKnownAs
The Arabian Nights
hasPart
The Ebony Horse
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