Yusuf Alarasson, (492, ?) was a basket maker in Istanbul / Constantinople / Byzantium.
Yusuf believed in Folk religion.
He earned enough to live a decent life, but was sometimes a little bit short. He was considered as a worker, belonging to the laborer caste of the society. He had struggles in accessing safe and well payed jobs and businesses. However, he made many friends. He had a refined culture, and was known to read, and sometimes write, for pleasure. He was force of nature, and people saw in their body and beauty the incarnation of a god. He was considered strong-willed, a leader at heart.