Motif
Ambitious courtier betrays benefactor
ambitious_courtier_betrays_benefactor
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Usurpation and Corrupted Protectors. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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sufi
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The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam QUATRAINS OF OMAR KHAYYAM / QUATRAINS OF OMAR KHAYYAM / MONSIEUR J.B. NICOLAS / THE QUATRAINS OF KHAYYAM; lines 10912-11004 confidence: high
Hassan-Sebbah asks for a place at Court. The minister grants everything; Khayyam returns to his village as chief, and Hassan-Sebbah takes his place at Court.
Hassan-Sebbah receives aid from Nizam-el-Moulk, rises at court, and then seeks to overturn and supplant him by accusing him before the ruler.
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