The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Zu-’lḳarnain
Also known as Zulcarniain, Bicorne, Zoulcarneïn
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 64
Zu-’lḳarnain is introduced through a title that sounds almost like a legend: the Two-Horned. The name gathers a sense of distant grandeur, while the text leaves the figure’s face and manner entirely unseen.
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 64
- Books
- 1
Zu-’lḳarnain is an Arabic epithet for Alexander the Great, also rendered in the text through related forms such as Zulcarniain, Bicorne, and Zoulcarneïn. He is mentioned by title, without a personal narrative, relationships, or arc described here.
Description
The text gives no physical description of Zu-’lḳarnain. Though the epithet is glossed as “the Two-Horned,” it does not establish a literal physical feature; build, coloring, hair, eyes, face, clothing, and other distinguishing details remain unspecified.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
Appearances
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