Motif
Bad omen reversed by favorable interpretation
bad_omen_reversed_by_favorable_interpretation
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Omen Interpretation and Response. 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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Poems from the Divan of Hafiz XLIII / NOTES / XVIII / XXIII; lines 3553-3644 confidence: high
Lane's note tells of a Sultan who sees standards striking lamps as an evil omen before a raid; an officer says the standards have reached the Pleiades, and the Sultan proceeds and returns victorious.
The Sultan first reads the standards striking lamps as an evil sign, but the officer reframes it as reaching the Pleiades, encouraging the expedition and leading to victory.
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