Motif
beloved vows death rather than separation
beloved_vows_death_rather_than_separation
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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egyptian
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Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri: Second Series, XVIIIth to XIXth Dynasty XVIIITH DYNASTY / THE TAKING OF JOPPA / REMARKS / THE DOOMED PRINCE; lines 335-426 confidence: high
A report reaches the chief; he objects to giving his daughter to an Egyptian fugitive and sends men to slay the youth, while the maiden swears by Ra Harakhti/Ra that she will die if the youth is taken, slain, or separated from her.
The daughter swears that she will not eat or drink and will die if the youth is taken, slain, or separated from her.
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