Motif
bird messenger bearing royal summons
bird_messenger_bearing_royal_summons
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Animal and Nature Helpers. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
sufi
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Poems from the Divan of Hafiz XXXVIII / XXXIX / XLIII / NOTES; lines 3007-3105 confidence: high
Solomon writes a letter to Bilkis, seals it, and commands the lapwing to fly with it, deliver it, and listen for the answer.
Solomon’s lapwing carries a sealed letter to Bilkis and remains to observe the response.
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