Motif
appointed cup that all must drink
appointed_cup_that_all_must_drink
A motif of the Death Attributed to Fate or Destiny family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
sufi
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The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam XXXVI. / XXXVII. / XLII. / XLIII.; lines 3126-3140 confidence: high
The quatrain says that an Angel of the darker Drink finds the addressee by the river-brink, offers his Cup, invites the Soul to the Lips to drink, and says the addressee shall not shrink.
Both the main quatrain and the cited C. 256 passage present an offered or appointed cup that must be drunk when the time or turn arrives.
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The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam XXXVI. / XXXVII. / XLII. / XLIII.; lines 3126-3140 confidence: high
“offering his Cup, invite your Soul / Forth to your Lips to quaff--you shall not shrink.”
Both the main quatrain and the cited C. 256 passage present an offered or administered cup that must be drunk when one's turn arrives.
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