Talk:Jinn/@comment-25110963-20181111003651/@comment-25110963-20181111210226

The original story did in fact have two genies. The Genie of the Ring was given to Aladdin by a sorcerer. The ring granted wishes like the lamp, but it was indeed the lesser spirit. The Ring Genie is what led Aladdin to find the lamp chamber at all. But after that, it's presence in the story is very irrelevant. Some adaptations make this genie female while the lamp one is male.

@SYUTK: Shara was an interpretation of the Ring Genie, yes, but the character of the Ring Genie was not.