The Lebanese painter developed from the 1960s a series of paintings depicting the epics of Antar and Abla | Its importance has been compared with 's |
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His mother was an woman named Zabeebah | It was immortalized when one of his poems was included in the , the collection of poems legendarily said to have been suspended in the |
Ibn Doreid has him slain by Wasr-ben-Jaber or in battle against the Tai, while according to Abu Obeida he died a natural death in old age | It has been followed by a number of such as Diana Richmond's Antar and Abla which furthered exposure to the Antar bin Shaddad legends |
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He gained attention and respect for himself by his remarkable personal qualities and courage in battle, excelling as an accomplished poet and a mighty warrior | "Antar" is the title of the first Palestinian opera, composed by the Palestinian musician Mustapha al-Kurd in 1988 |