Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

angelic bearer offers transformative drink

angelic_bearer_offers_transformative_drink

A motif of the Sacred Substance and Divine Intoxication family, within the sub-family Enchanted Foods and Potions Causing Binding, Sleep, and Forgetting. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

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1 traditions


sufi

  • The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam XXXIX. / XLII. / XLIII. / XLIV.; lines 1307-1336 confidence: medium

    At the tavern door at dusk, an 'Angel Shape' bears a vessel, bids the speaker taste it, and it is 'the Grape.'

    An angel-shaped figure bears a vessel and commands the speaker to taste; the contents are then credited with extraordinary confuting and transforming power.

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