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King in the mountain
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
folktale
s 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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