Flegetanis

Flegetanis was, according to Wolfram von Eschenbach, an Arab astronomer who first read the secret of the Holy Grail in the stellar script. Wolfram refers to the account of the historically elusive Provençal poet Kyot, whom he cites as the source for his Parzival novel. Kyot had asked him not to reveal this story until the right time. In fact, Wolfram only describes it in the 9th book (453, 5 - 455, 22).

On his father's side, Flegetanis was a pagan, on his mother's side a Jew from the lineage of Solomon. Kyot found Flegetanis' forgotten Arabic manuscript in Toledo in Spain, then known as al-Andalus, which was under Muslim rule at the time. After Kyot had learned the Arabic language and deciphered the manuscript, he travelled throughout Europe to learn more about the Grail. In the process, he came across the story of Parzival in Anjou.

Literature

• Wolfram von Eschenbach, Jessie L. Weston (Translator): Parzival. A Knightly Epic. Volume 1 & 2. London 1894 Volume 1 Volume 2
• Rudolf Steiner: Christ and the Spiritual World. The Search for the Holy Grail. CW 149. Translated by Charles Davy and D. S. Osmond. Rudolf Steiner Press 1963 rsarchive.org

German

• Wolfram von Eschenbach, Karl Simrock (Übers.): Parzival und Titurel. 2 Bände, Stuttgart 1862 pdf
• Wolfram von Eschenbach, Karl Lachmann (Hrsg.), Parzival, 5. Auflage, Berlin 1891 pdf
• Rudolf Steiner: Christus und die geistige Welt. Von der Suche nach dem heiligen Gral, GA 149 (2004), ISBN 3-7274-1490-1 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org

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