In the Arabian Nights, what was the name of the giant bird of prey supposedly able to carry off elephants ?
Sinbad the Sailor sea again, "possessed with the thought of traveling about the world of men and seeing their cities and islands." Accidentally abandoned by his shipmates again, he finds himself stranded in an island which contains roc eggs. He attaches himself to a roc and is transported to a valley of giant snakes which can swallow elephants (like the Bashe); these serve as the rocs' natural prey. The floor of the valley is carpeted with diamonds, and merchants harvest these by throwing huge chunks of meat into the valley: the birds carry the meat back to their nests, and the men drive
The Palace of the Arabian Nights Asia, "and, in a clever twist that exposes the mask of the 'other' and its dangers, the Palace of the Arabian Nights, where the treasure is hidden, turns out to look much like the Musée Grévin in Paris." The Palace of the Arabian Nights The Palace of the Arabian Nights () is a 1905 silent fantasy film directed by Georges Méliès. The film, inspired by the "One Thousand and One Nights", follows the adventures of a prince whose bravery and devotion are tested in a magical quest to win the hand of his beloved. In a mythical Arabian kingdom, the