Motif
failed predecessors visible as warnings on the path
failed_predecessors_visible_as_warnings_on_the_path
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamicate folklore
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 10730-10836 confidence: high
The dervish gives Bahman a ball to roll to the mountain, warns him about black stones and insulting voices, forbids him to turn his head, identifies the stones as failed men, and says the Talking Bird is in a splendid cage at the top.
The black stones on the mountain are identified as men who attempted the same quest and failed.
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