Motif
Betrayal of a king by his own ministers
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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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persian
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Persian Literature, Volume 1 BAHMAN / HMAI AND THE BIRTH OF DRB / DRB AND DR / SIKANDER; lines 13827-13931 confidence: high
Mahiyr and Jamsipr, Dr's ministers, learn of astrologers' predictions, decide to kill Dr for favor with Sikander, and wound him at night with a dagger and another blow.
Mahiyr and Jamsipr, Dr's ministers, kill their master to gain favor with Sikander after hearing an astrological prediction.
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