Motif
claimed supernatural abduction during sleep
claimed_supernatural_abduction_during_sleep
A motif of the Otherworld and Enchanted Realm 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 STORY OF SOHRB / THE STORY OF SAIWUSH / KAI-KHOSRU / AKWN DW; lines 9416-9485 confidence: high
Byzun says he was sent from Persia against wild boars, lost his way, rested under a cypress, was lifted by a Peri while sleeping to a princess's summer-tent, moved in a litter to Afrsiyb's palace, and held through sorcerer's art with Manjeh also guiltless.
Byzun says that, while sleeping under a cypress, a Peri lifted him and carried him to a princess's summer-tent, after which he was moved in a litter to a palace pavilion.
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