Motif
Fallen royal glory and animal-occupied ruins
fallen_royal_glory_and_animal_occupied_ruins
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Fallen Power and Ruined Splendor. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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sufi
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The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam VIII. / XIII. / XVII. / XVIII.; lines 1107-1144 confidence: high
Lion and lizard keep Jamshyd's courts; Bahram the great hunter lies asleep while the wild ass stamps over his head.
Former courts and named royal or heroic figures are shown as displaced by animals and sleep-like death.
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