Note 52 — SINDBAD THE SEAMAN[1] AND SINDBAD THE LANDSMAN. (continued 2)
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
This tale is evidently taken from the escape of Aristomenes the Messenian from the pit into which he had been thrown, a fox being his guide. The Arabs in an early day were eager students of Greek literature. Hole (p. 140) noted the coincidence.