<P> Atreyu 's quest directs him to the advisor Morla the Ancient One in the Swamps of Sadness . Though the Auryn protects Atreyu , his beloved horse Artax is lost to the swamp , and he continues alone . Later , Atreyu is surprised by the sudden appearance of Morla , a giant turtle . Bastian , reading , is also surprised and lets out a scream , which Atreyu and Morla appear to hear . Morla does not have the answers Atreyu seeks , but directs him to the Southern Oracle , ten thousand miles distant . Atreyu succumbs to exhaustion trying to escape the Swamps but is saved by the luckdragon Falkor . Falkor takes him to the home of two gnomes that live near the entrance to the Southern Oracle . The gnomes explain that Atreyu will face various trials before reaching the Oracle . Atreyu proceeds to enter the Oracle , and is perplexed when one second trial , a mirror that shows the viewer 's true self , reveals a boy which Bastian recognizes as himself . Bastian throws the book aside , but after catching his breath , continues to read . Atreyu eventually meets the Southern Oracle who tells him the only way to save the Empress is to find a human child to give her a new name , beyond the boundaries of Fantasia . </P>
<P> Atreyu 's quest directs him to the advisor Morla the Ancient One in the Swamps of Sadness . Though the Auryn protects Atreyu , his beloved horse Artax is lost to the swamp , and he continues alone . Later , Atreyu is surprised by the sudden appearance of Morla , a giant turtle . Bastian , reading , is also surprised and lets out a scream , which Atreyu and Morla appear to hear . Morla does not have the answers Atreyu seeks , but directs him to the Southern Oracle , ten thousand miles distant . Atreyu succumbs to exhaustion trying to escape the Swamps but is saved by the luckdragon Falkor . Falkor takes him to the home of two gnomes that live near the entrance to the Southern Oracle . The gnomes explain that Atreyu will face various trials before reaching the Oracle . Atreyu proceeds to enter the Oracle , and is perplexed when one second trial , a mirror that shows the viewer 's true self , reveals a boy which Bastian recognizes as himself . Bastian throws the book aside , but after catching his breath , continues to read . Atreyu eventually meets the Southern Oracle who tells him the only way to save the Empress is to find a human child to give her a new name , beyond the boundaries of Fantasia . </P>
what is the horses name in never-ending story
what is the horses name in never-ending story
Artax
Artax