Motif
beloved saves and protects the hero from fate
beloved_saves_and_protects_the_hero_from_fate
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
egyptian
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Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri: Second Series, XVIIIth to XIXth Dynasty THE TAKING OF JOPPA / REMARKS / THE DOOMED PRINCE / REMARKS; lines 461-541 confidence: high
The remarks emphasize emotional motives: Syrian chiefs’ sons’ friendship, the chief’s daughter’s love saving and guarding the prince, the prince’s devotion to his dog, and a mother’s wish to oust a stepson for her own children.
The chief’s daughter’s passionate love saves the prince twice from her father and afterwards guards him from his fates.
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