Motif
Bride choice by token at a royal feast
bride_choice_by_token_at_a_royal_feast
A motif of the Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
persian
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Persian Literature, Volume 1 THE EXPEDITION OF GDARZ / THE DEATH OF AFRSIYB / THE DEATH OF KAI-KHOSRU / LOHURSP; lines 10857-10942 confidence: high
The king of Rm customarily gives a splendid banquet for daughters of age and invites illustrious youths so the daughter may select a husband.
The royal custom lets the daughter choose among illustrious youths, and Kitabun marks Gushtasp with a bunch of roses as the choice token.
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