Motif
ambition toward universal conquest and world travel
ambition_toward_universal_conquest_and_world_travel
A motif of the Supreme Ruler and Cosmic Sovereignty family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
persian
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Persian Literature, Volume 1 BAHMAN / HMAI AND THE BIRTH OF DRB / DRB AND DR / SIKANDER; lines 13730-13825 confidence: medium
After Sikander's enthronement, Dr sends for customary tribute; Sikander answers that Rm no longer acknowledges Persia, demands tribute from Dr, threatens invasion, and says the whole world shall be his; Dr assembles an army.
Sikander threatens not to be satisfied with Persia alone and says the whole world shall be his; in the envoy speech his object is also described as travel through the whole world.
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