A king in the mountain, king under the mountain or sleeping hero is a prominent motif in folklore and mythology that is found in many folktales and legends. The Aarne-Thompson classification system for folktale motifs classifies these stories as number 766, relating them to the tale of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus.
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Famous quotes containing the words king and/or mountain:
“I want everybody to come and have some fish and chips with King Gypo.”
—Dudley Nichols (1895–1960)
“Marry a mountain girl and you marry the whole mountain.”
—Irish proverb.