Rocinante era antes y primero de todos los rocines del mundo"—"a name, to his thinking, lofty, sonorous, and significant of his condition as a hack before he became what he now was, the first and foremost of all the hacks in the world". In chapter 1, Cervantes describes Don Quixote's careful naming of his steed: Four days were spent in thinking what name to give him, because (as he said to himself) it was not right that a horse belonging to a knight so famous, and one with such merits of his own, should be without some distinctive name, and he
Drongo (character) Drongo (character) Drongo is a fictional character in Chingiz Abdullayev's "Drongo" series. The character first appeared in "Blue Angels." Drongo is a counter-terrorism operative, employed by secret service (possibly KGB). He has great analytical and problem solving skills. The character's name comes from Drongo bird, which frequently attack much larger birds to protect their nests. The primary focus of the character is thwarting terrorist attacks on the USSR, especially Azerbaijan. The character has also been portrayed in television series. In 2002, Russian TV channel NTV with director Zinoviy Roizman created 13 episode television series. The screenplay was written by Chingiz