Kashkash

Overview

Maymūnah summons Kashkash by striking the earth with her foot. Burton’s description gives him one blind eye, a hump, unhealthy skin and vertically cut eye sockets. Seven horns rise from his head; four locks of hair reach his heels. His hands resemble pitchforks, his legs masts, his nails lion claws and his feet wild-ass hooves. He acknowledges Maymūnah as his ruler’s daughter.

Looking at Kamar al-Zaman and Budur asleep together, he initially finds their beauty equal. He proposes waking each in turn, without the other’s knowledge, and judging the degree of attraction each displays. His elaborate bodily description accompanies a deliberative role: he is an arbitrator in this tale, not simply a nameless attacker.

Origins & earliest records

Arabian Nights named supernatural figures; named source setting

Records & interpretation

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Selected bibliography

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1. 01

   The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, VolumeIII

   Anonymous layered compilation; translation Richard F. Burton

   VolumeIII, Kamar al-Zaman, nights182–183, printed pp.235–236; Shammar reprint edition undated here; not equated with original translation publication

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1. Primary narrative in historical translationThe Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, VolumeIII — VolumeIII, Kamar al-Zaman, nights182–183, printed pp.235–236Research access: 2026-10-05

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