Note 85 — HASSAN OR THE CHILD OF THE PYRAMID (continued 4)

Among the Orientals, Youssuf—i.e., Joseph—was and still remains the proverbial type of manly beauty in the prime of youth. In the Eastern legends the frail helpmate of Potiphar has been changed into a lovely and high-born maiden, called Zuleika. The loves of this couple are referred to in one of the most eloquent chapters of the Koran, and have since been celebrated by Arab and Persian poets innumerable.