Editing Antarah ibn Shaddad (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:Antarah bin shadad old manuscript.jpg|200px|left|thumb|A painting on glass of Antara ibn Shaddad]]

The story of ʿAntar and ʿAbla was embroidered into a poetic saga traditionally credited to [[al-Asmaʿi]], a poet in the court of [[Hārūn al-Rashīd]].{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} It is still recited by traditional story-tellers in Arab coffee houses. Its importance has been compared with [[English literature]]'s [[Arthurian romance]]s.{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} His house and his stable were particularly legendary.{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} One of the seven clans of [[Bethlehem]] is called the ''Anatreh'', named after ʿAntarah. It formerly acted as the guardians of the [[Church of the Nativity]].

The Russian composer [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]] wrote his [[Antar (Rimsky-Korsakov)|Symphony No. 2]] based on the legend of ʿAntar. In 1898 the French painter [[Étienne Dinet]] published<ref name="Pouillon">Pouillon, Francois (1997), ''Les deux vies d'Étienne Dinet, peintre en Islam: L'Algerie et l'heritage colonial'', Paris: Editions Balland.</ref> his translation of a 13th-century epic Arab poem ''Antar'', which brought Antar bin Shaddad to European notice.<ref name="Pouillon"/>  It has been followed by a number of [[derivative work]]s such as Diana Richmond's ''Antar and Abla''<ref>Richmond, Diana (1978), ''Antar and Abla: a Bedouin romance'', London: Quartet Books, {{ISBN|0-7043-2162-9}}.</ref> which furthered [[Western world|western]] exposure to the Antar bin Shaddad legends. "Antar" is the title of the first Palestinian opera, composed by the Palestinian musician Mustapha al-Kurd in 1988.

The Lebanese painter [[Rafic Charaf]] developed from the 1960s a series of paintings depicting the epics of Antar and Abla. These works that show his interest in the popular folklore of the region are considered a cornerstone in the artist's work.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mokbelartcollection.com/rcartist.htm |title= Rafic Charaf |year=2011 |publisher=The Mokbel Art Collection |access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref>

In the late 1940s the British Lorry Manufacturer [[Thornycroft]] began the design of an oilfield tractor to carry pipes for the Anglo-Persian Oil Company which later became the [[Anglo-Iranian Oil Company]].  The chosen name for the new Thornycroft tractor, which at the time was one of the largest tractors in the world, was the Thornycroft Mighty Antar.  The Antar moniker was chosen with reference to the mighty Warrior Antar.