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===Journey to the Fetid Sea===
===Journey to the Fetid Sea===


The first destination for the hero in both the Syriac and Qur'anic stories is a place near the setting of the sun.  The Syriac legend identifies this location as Oceanus, a mythical sea believed to encircle a [[flat earth]].  In both accounts, the water is described as being muddy or fetid.
The first destination for the hero in both the Syriac and Qur'anic stories is a place near the setting of the sun.  The Syriac legend identifies this location as Oceanus, a mythical sea believed to encircle a [[Flat Earth and the Quran|flat earth]].  In both accounts, the water is described as being muddy or fetid.


{{Quote|The History of Alexander the Great, Being the Syriac Version, p. 145-147|
{{Quote|The History of Alexander the Great, Being the Syriac Version, p. 145-147|
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