Egypt · Folktales and oral traditions
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Egypt
- Tales
- 2
- Dated records
- 2
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 0
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In Strabo’s story of Rhodopis, an eagle moves a sandal and the sandal sets a search in motion. The king receives it in Memphis, and the search leads to Rhodopis in Naucratis. The Atlas links the entry to Egypt through the geography of the scenes.
Tales in the Atlas
Rhodopis and the Sandal
1st century BCE–1st century CE · Strabo · Geography, XVII.1.33
The Hilali Epic
2008 · UNESCO · Al-Sirah Al-Hilaliyyah
Tales found across countries
No tales linked to multiple countries are listed for this country yet.