Motif
Duel with an apparently invulnerable opponent
duel_with_an_apparently_invulnerable_opponent
A motif of the Conditional Invulnerability and Hidden Weakness 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 LOHURSP / GUSHTSP, AND THE FAITH OF ZERDUSHT / THE HEFT-KHAN OF ISFENDIYR / CAPTURE OF THE BRAZEN FORTRESS; lines 12874-12966 confidence: high
Rustem and Isfendiyr shoot arrows; Rustem's arrows make no impression, but Isfendiyr's arrows wound Rustem and Rakush severely.
Rustem's arrows fail to affect Isfendiyr, while Isfendiyr's arrows wound Rustem and Rakush; later both warriors use rock, iron, and brazen-body imagery for extraordinary toughness.
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