Motif
Adam betrayed by a grain
adam_betrayed_by_a_grain
A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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persian
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Persian Literature, Volume 1 LXXXV / LXXXVI / LXXXVII / LXXXVIII; lines 16371-16460 confidence: high
The speaker and his friend regain peace; houris dance with thanksgiving cups; Adam is betrayed by a grain; seventy-two sects knock at Fable’s portal because Truth eludes them; true fire consumes the moth’s stored corn; Hafiz says none has unveiled Thought’s face.
The poem says Adam in his prudence was betrayed by a grain.
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