Motif
benefactor betrayed by ambitious court favorite
benefactor_betrayed_by_ambitious_court_favorite
A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family. 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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The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam QUATRAINS OF OMAR KHAYYAM / QUATRAINS OF OMAR KHAYYAM / MONSIEUR J.B. NICOLAS / THE QUATRAINS OF KHAYYAM; lines 10912-11004 confidence: high
Hassan-Sebbah asks for a place at Court; the minister grants everything; Khayyam returns to his village and Hassan takes his place at Court.
Hassan-Sebbah receives advancement through Nizam-el-Moulk, gains royal favor, then works to overturn and supplant his benefactor.
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