Rocinante strove to adapt it so as to indicate what he had been before belonging to a knight-errant, and what he then was." Rocinante Rocinante () is Don Quixote's horse in the novel "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes. In many ways, Rocinante is not only Don Quixote's horse, but also his double: like Don Quixote, he is awkward, past his prime, and engaged in a task beyond his capacities. in Spanish means a work horse or low-quality horse, but can also mean an illiterate or rough man. There are similar words in French ("roussin; rosse"), Portuguese ("rocim"), Dutch ("ros"), and
Keloğlan (fictional character) he always defeats his opponents. In some tales he marries with the daughter of the sultan. . There are some characteristic elements of the tales. Professor Kelime Erdal lists these characteristics as; There are similar fictional characters in other Turkic cultures. Professor Esma Şimşek list these as "Taşza Bala" in Kazakhstan, "Keçel" or "Keçel Yeğen" in Azerbaijan, "Keçeloğlan" among the in Turkmen people of Northern Iraq, "Kelce Batır" in Turkmenistan, "Tazoğlan" among Tatar people of Crimea, "Tas" or "Tastarakay" among Altai people of Russia. Keloğlan (fictional character) Keloğlan is a fictional figure in Turkish folklore and literature. "Kel" means "bald"