Motif
concealed parentage with later revelation
concealed_parentage_with_later_revelation
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 5298-5424 confidence: high
Tahmineh tries to retain Sohrab near her, conceals his birth and name when the father inquires, and feigns that a daughter was born.
Tahmineh hides Sohrab’s birth and father’s name, even feigning a daughter, until Sohrab demands his lineage and she reveals Rustem as his father.
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