Motif
cherished and ornamented child
cherished_and_ornamented_child
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family, within the sub-family Nursing, Fosterage, and Kin Protection. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
sufi
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The Persian Mystics: Jámí INTRODUCTION / EDITORIAL NOTE / INTRODUCTION / THE BABY DARLING; lines 788-861 confidence: high
In 'The Baby Darling,' a woman dotes on a baby in a golden cradle, washes him with rose and musk, presses honeycomb sugar to his lips, gives milk, lays him in bed, and watches over him at night like a taper.
The baby is placed in a golden cradle, washed with rose and musk, fed, watched over, dressed, and ornamented.
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