The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Thir
Also known as the Mountain of Thir
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 15
Thir looms as a high mountain, immense and stubborn against the horizon, a landmark made to feel almost beyond the reach of ordinary imagination. Its presence is elemental: stone, height, and the hush of a landscape measured against something vast.
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 15
- Books
- 1
Thir is described as a high mountain in a miraculous account concerning the Caliph's demand that it be carried to the valley of Joaquin, westward. The Caliph sees it borne through the air by devils and exclaims at the sight. The text presents Thir as a striking feature of the tale's landscape rather than as a person or a place with further described history.
Description
Thir is a high mountain, but the text gives no precise measurements or details of its terrain. Its color, rock type, vegetation, profile, and surrounding landscape are unspecified. What stands out is its height and imposing scale.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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