The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor characters

Appears from the start

A wealthy merchant of Baghdad who invites a weary porter into his house after hearing the man lament the difference between their lives. He explains that his comfort was won only after repeated journeys at sea, and begins recounting the first of seven dangerous voyages.

Appears from the start

A poor man carrying a heavy load through Baghdad who pauses outside Sinbad's splendid home. His complaint about the unequal fortunes of men reaches the merchant, who welcomes him as a guest and asks him to listen to the history behind that wealth.

Appears from the start

A ruler whose realm Sinbad reaches after being abandoned during his first voyage. He receives the castaway kindly and gives him useful employment at the harbor.

First appears in chapter 3

A gigantic one-eyed man who captures Sinbad and his companions after their ship is taken from them during the third voyage. He confines the sailors and begins killing them for food, forcing the survivors to devise an escape.

First appears in chapter 4

The ruler of the country Sinbad reaches after escaping cannibals on his fourth voyage. Interested in the stranger's knowledge, he rewards Sinbad for introducing saddles and bridles to his horsemen and helps establish him at court.

First appears in chapter 4

A local woman whom Sinbad marries after prospering in the king's service during his fourth voyage. Their marriage gives him a settled place in the country before he learns the full force of one of its burial customs.

First appears in chapter 5

A seemingly helpless old man whom Sinbad offers to carry across a stream during the fifth voyage. Once on Sinbad's shoulders, he locks his legs around the sailor's neck and refuses to release him, controlling him through violence.

First appears in chapter 6

The powerful and generous ruler of Serendib, to whose court Sinbad is brought after surviving his sixth voyage. He hears the traveler's account, honors him, and entrusts him with rich gifts and a message for the caliph in Baghdad.

Also known as The Caliph

First appears in chapter 6

The caliph of Baghdad, who receives Sinbad after the sixth voyage and is impressed by the King of Serendib's letter and gifts. He later asks the experienced traveler to carry a reply to that distant court.

First appears in chapter 7

A merchant who buys Sinbad after raiders capture the returning envoy and sell him into slavery during the seventh voyage. Learning that Sinbad can use a bow, he sends him into the forest to hunt elephants.