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May his art be modest
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And their return from afar,  
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Flegetanis was, according to Wolfram von Eschenbach, an Arab astronomer who first read the secret of the Holy Grail in the stellar script. Wolfram refers to the account of the historically elusive Provençal poet Kyot, whom he cites as the source for his Parzival novel. Kyot had asked him not to reveal this story until the right time. In fact, Wolfram only describes it in the 9th book (453, 5 - 455, 22).

On his father's side, Flegetanis was a pagan, on his mother's side a Jew from the lineage of Solomon. Kyot found Flegetanis' forgotten Arabic manuscript in Toledo in Spain, then known as al-Andalus, which was under Muslim rule at the time. After Kyot had learned the Arabic language and deciphered the manuscript, he travelled throughout Europe to learn more about the Grail. In the process, he came across the story of Parzival in Anjou.

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ein heiden Flegetânîs
bejagte an künste hôhen prîs.
25
der selbe fisîôn
was geborn von Salmôn,
ûz israhêlscher sippe erzilt
von alter her, unz unser schilt
der touf wart fürz hellefiur.
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der schreip vons grâles âventiur.
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Er was ein heiden vaterhalp,
Flegetânîs, der an ein kalp
bette als ob ez wær sîn got.
wie mac der tievel selhen spot
5
gefüegen an sô wîser diet,
daz si niht scheidet ode schiet
dâ von der treit die hôhsten hant
unt dem elliu wunder sint bekant?
Flegetânîs der heiden
10
kunde uns wol bescheiden
ieslîches sternen hinganc
unt sîner künfte widerwanc;
wie lange ieslîcher umbe gêt,
ê er wider an sîn zil gestêt.
15
mit der sternen umbereise vart
ist gepüfel aller menschlîch art.
Flegetânîs der heiden sach,
dâ von er blûweclîche sprach,
im gestirn mit sînen ougen
20
verholenbæriu tougen.
er jach, ez hiez ein dinc der grâl:
des namen las er sunder twâl
inme gestirne, wie der hiez.
«ein schar in ûf der erden liez:
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diu fuor ûf über die sterne hôch.
op die ir unschult wider zôch,
sît muoz sîn pflegn getouftiu fruht
mit alsô kiuschlîcher zuht:
diu menscheit ist immer wert,
30
der zuo dem grâle wirt gegert.»
455
Sus schreip dervon Flegetânîs.

453
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A heathen, Flegetanis,
Whom one praised for rare arts,
25
Had many a vision.
He was descended from Solomon,
Of Israel's lineage attained
From old, before our shield
The baptism was from hell's torment.
30
He was the first to write of the Grail.
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A heathen he was by his father,
Flegetanis, who worshipped a calf
Worshipped a calf as if it were God.
How is the devil allowed such mockery
5
But on so wise a people?
Will they not deign to keep
Before the hand of the Most High,
To whom all wonders are known?
Flegetanis to the heathen
10
May his art tell us
Of the course of all the stars
And their return from afar,
How long each has to walk
Till we see him at the old goal.
15
Human fate and nature
Can be read in the course of the stars.
Flegetanis the heathen recognised,
When he turned his eyes to the sky
Mysterious tidings.
20
He spoke with a shy mouth
Of this: "A thing is called the Grail;
Written in the stars
He found the name, as it was called.
A multitude let it out of the earth,
25
Which flew again to the stars,
Whether grace or innocence they went home.
Then nursed his baptised fruit
With humility and pure discipline.
Humanity bears the highest value,
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That is converted to the service of the Grail."
455
Thus Flegetanis wrote of it.

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