Antarah ibn Shaddad al-Absi (Arabic: عنترة بن شدّاد العبسيّ, romanized: ʿantara ibn šaddād al-ʿabsiyy; 525–608 AD), also known as Antar (عنتر), was a pre-Islamic Arab poet and knight belonging to the Arab tribe of Banu Abs, famous for both his poetry and his adventurous life. His chief poem forms part of the Mu'allaqat, the collection of seven "hanging odes" legendarily said to have been suspended in the Kaaba at Mecca. The account of his life forms the basis of a long and extravagant romance.
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