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I promised to start a thread about arab mythical creatures other than jinn.
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Dahes (داحس): The Horse who started a 40 Years wars between two cousins tribes; abs and Dhubyan.
In Arab pre-Islam history were many famous wars and one of them called Dahes and AlGhabra'a (داحس والغبراء) named under the two Horses that causes it.
But we are going to focus on Dahes because it has a mythical aura in his lore.
But we are going to focus on Dahes because it has a mythical aura in his lore.
Dahes father named dhu-alaqal (ذو العقال) and owned by a man named Hout (حوط) who never let it mate with other Horses. One-day the daughters of Hout took dhu-alaqal for riding.
In the same time, they were two young lads from a another tribe riding female horse named julwa (جلوى)
In the same time, they were two young lads from a another tribe riding female horse named julwa (جلوى)
Dhu-alaqal saw julwa he immediately Neighs and want it to mate with it.
The daughters shied away and the young lads laughed. And because it was hard to control dhu-alaqal they let it mate with Julwal then returned home.
The daughters shied away and the young lads laughed. And because it was hard to control dhu-alaqal they let it mate with Julwal then returned home.
Hout saw dhu-alaqal and immediately knew that he mate it with other horse and he questioned his daughters and they told him everything
With raging anger, he went to the other tribe and he demand it Julwa Abortion.
They tried to explain it was his horse fault. He wouldn't listen
With raging anger, he went to the other tribe and he demand it Julwa Abortion.
They tried to explain it was his horse fault. He wouldn't listen
The other tribe didn't want to start a war and asked him to do it himself. He agreed and went to julwa mixing his hand with water and sand. then he entered his hand to bring up the water but it was too late! He grabbed a foal and brought it out from Julwa!
It was a healthy baby horse that looked like dhu-alaqal. Named Dahes because Dahes in Arabic a verb when someone enters his hand between the skin and the flesh while he is skinning something!
That was the birth of the legendary Horse that later will start a war famous for its champions and poets
Like Antarah ibn Shaddad al-Absi (عنترة بن شداد العبسي). The Black Arabian Knight and poet.
I will continue the story of Dahes next time.
Like Antarah ibn Shaddad al-Absi (عنترة بن شداد العبسي). The Black Arabian Knight and poet.
I will continue the story of Dahes next time.
