Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

bride-choice assembly

bride_choice_assembly

A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Bride Contest and Suitor Trials. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


buddhist

  • Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 END OF THE STORY OF THE THOROUGHBRED. / END OF THE STORY OF THE FORD. / END OF THE STORY ON CONSTANCY. / END OF THE STORY OF THE BULL WHO WON THE BET.; lines 12038-12183 confidence: high

    Well-born becomes the beautiful daughter of a Titan because of her virtue; her father assembles Titans for a husband choice; Sakka appears as a Titan, she chooses him, and he leads her to the heavenly city.

    Both Well-born as a Titan’s daughter and the Golden Goose’s daughter are presented at an assembly and choose a husband from gathered suitors.

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