Motif
concealed identity before combat
concealed_identity_before_combat
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 SEVEN LABORS OF RUSTEM / INVASION OF IRN BY AFRSIYB / THE RETURN OF KAI-KS / STORY OF SOHRB; lines 6360-6479 confidence: high
Sohrab asks whether the opponent is Rustem; the opponent replies that he has no exalted station and is no offspring of Nariman's glorious line.
Sohrab asks whether his opponent is Rustem, and Rustem denies the name and lineage.
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