Motif
Envy-driven treachery against a holy man
envy_driven_treachery_against_a_holy_man
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamicate folklore
-
The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 2400-2513 confidence: high
The envious man visits the monastery, asks for privacy, walks the dervish toward the well, drops him in, and flees believing him dead.
The assailant hates the dervish, uses a private consultation as a pretext, and attempts to kill him secretly.
read in the book →