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The King of the Genii is Malik Katshán who inhabits Mount Kaf; and to the west of him lives his son-in-law,
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Mr. Rodwell (in loco) notes that the Satans and Jinnis represent in the Koran (ii. 32, etc.) the evil-principle and finds an admixture of the Semitic Satans and demons with the “Genii from the Persian (Babylonian?) and Indian (Egyptian?) mythologies.”
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Devils included under the name Genii, 100; the patrons of unbelievers, 50,
The Koran (Al-Qur'an) George Sale 1716
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They are of three classes: -- 1st the Celestial Nymphs, called Genii, who guide the spheres and dispense the influences of the stars to things on earth.
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The people pretend that, though the Shânbah can count the grains of their desert region of sand, and know every form of the sand-mountains as well by night as by day, the Touaricks had nevertheless the advantage over them, pursuing them better by night than by day, because the Genii were their guides; and many Shânbah, who had hid themselves under the sand, were unburied by the Genii, and slain by the Touaricks.
Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846 James Richardson 1828
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We see the Genii are a moral people, and in general the Mussulmans of The Sahara speak of them as a good sort of folks, not unlike Puck and his merry crew, only playing occasionally mischievous pranks upon silly inconsiderate mortals.
Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846 James Richardson 1828
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"No; for it is a pestle and mortar of jade, and you can only get one like it by going to the home of the Genii, which is on a mountain above the Lake of Gems.
Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know Various 1896
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"It is very complicated for a new bidder such as Genii to understand that.
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Luxembourg-based private equity firm Genii Capital bought a 75% stake in the team from Renault in December 2009 and then acquired the remaining 25% a year later.
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While Genii is currently the owner it is reportedly in discussion about selling the team, with the Lotus car company in pole position to get it.
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