Motif
animal messenger bringing distant royal news
animal_messenger_bringing_distant_royal_news
A motif of the Royal Legitimacy and Sacred Kingship family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XXVI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXVII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 27602-27686 confidence: high
Solomon reviews the birds, notices the lapwing is absent, threatens punishment unless she has an excuse, and the lapwing returns with news of a woman ruling Saba with a magnificent throne.
The lapwing returns from Saba with news of a woman ruling there and possessing a magnificent throne.
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