Motif
Devoted nurse turns from the world to the child
devoted_nurse_turns_from_the_world_to_the_child
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
sufi
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The Persian Mystics: Jámí CONTENTS / INTRODUCTION / EDITORIAL NOTE / INTRODUCTION; lines 259-357 confidence: medium
The king's wish for a son is fulfilled by magic; the father names his son Salámán and chooses Absál for his nurse.
Absál is chosen as nurse and is described as closing her eyes to all the world beside Salámán after seeing him.
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