A character in Moby Dick
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Ahab's mysterious, prophetic Parsee harpooneer, a fire-worshipping figure who leads Ahab's secret boat-crew and foretells his doom.
Also known as: the Parsee
Inside the story
Fedallah, known as the Parsee, is a mysterious harpooneer aboard Captain Ahab’s ship, the Pequod. A fire-worshipping figure and leader of Ahab’s secret boat-crew, he stands close to the captain as Ahab pursues the white whale.
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