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===Journey to the Fetid Sea=== | ===Journey to the Fetid Sea=== | ||
The first destination for the hero in both the Syriac and Qur'anic stories is a place near the setting of the sun. The Syriac legend identifies this location as Oceanus, a mythical sea believed to encircle a [[flat earth]]. In both accounts, the water is described as being muddy or fetid. | The first destination for the hero in both the Syriac and Qur'anic stories is a place near the setting of the sun. The Syriac legend identifies this location as Oceanus, a mythical sea believed to encircle a [[Flat Earth and the Quran|flat earth]]. In both accounts, the water is described as being muddy or fetid. | ||
{{Quote|The History of Alexander the Great, Being the Syriac Version, p. 145-147| | {{Quote|The History of Alexander the Great, Being the Syriac Version, p. 145-147| | ||