One could be curious about their purpose, but what needs to be remembered is the fact that this library contained all the knowledge of the ancient world – thousands of scrolls, some of which were written in languages considered ancient in that times! Sadly, all of this precious knowledge was lost in the fire that destroyed the building itself. The Loomian and Persian parchments claimed that this soil had magnetic properties, which enabled rugs to fly.īen Sherira claimed, that the legendary library of Alexandria, founded by the pharaoh Ptolemy I, had quite a lot of magic carpets in stock. Allegedly, it destroyed the ingredient in the soil which was essential during the weaving process. While the king’s wrath was not enough to end the production of flying carpets, a massive earthquake did. After the accident in which King Absanian lost his son, Vanosan, the monarch was determined to destroy every last of them. Sadly, the golden era of magical rugs did not last long. says that the Roman Emperor Valerian was abducted during a sneak attack of Sassanian ruler, who effortlessly found his way into the camp on his flying carpet. According to the story, Phraates flew from the Zagros Mountains on a carpet and heroically defeated his enemy. In 2nd century B.C., the king of Parthia named Phraates II was said to be at war with Antiochus VII, the ruler of the Seleucid Empire. However, with time some started to see the benefits of said carpets, mostly in war craft. According to Vanopilejan Dieyarn Loomian, many leaders considered magical carpets blasphemous and ordered their destruction. Not all rulers were as fascinated with flying rugs as Solomon. When the carpet was mid-air, it shook, and as a result, the 40000 men sited on it fell to their deaths. With such splendid gift, Solomon’s pride grew and God decided to punish the king. The other version says that the carpet was a gift from the God. When the news about it reached the Queen, angered she refused to have anything more to do with flying carpets, thus the knowledge on how to make them was lost. However, the king was more interested in the construction of the Temple of Jerusalem, and Queen’s gift went to one of his many courtiers. The first account claims that the Queen of Sheba, who also appears in the Bible, gave Solomon his flying carpet as a proof of her undying love. The Jewish sage, Ben Sherira, gave two different versions on how the king got his hands on such a magnificent treasure. Made of green silk with golden weft, the carpet was sixty miles long and just as wide. The king Solomon, known from the Bible, was famous not only for his wisdom, but also a glorious large flying carpet. However, enchanted rugs have, in fact, appeared in the legends and myths of numerous nations and not always as fables. In one of the stories, prince Husain acquires a magic carpet in Indian city of Bisnagar, which teleports its user rather than makes him fly.
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