Motif
Betrayal prevented by crocodile seizure
betrayal_prevented_by_crocodile_seizure
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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egyptian
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The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians THE MAGICIAN UBAANER AND THE WAX CROCODILE / THE MAGICIAN TCHATCHAMANKH AND THE GOLD ORNAMENT / THE MAGICIAN TETA WHO RESTORED LIFE TO DEAD ANIMALS, ETC. / THE STORY OF RUT-TETET AND THE THREE SONS OF RA; lines 1419-1460 confidence: high
The handmaiden tells her maternal uncle, found weaving flax, that she will tell the king; he gives her no support and beats her with a rope made from flax strands.
The handmaiden intends to disclose the royal children's identity, but after being beaten by her uncle she is seized and carried away by a crocodile while fetching water.
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