Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

filial obligation as reason for spared life

filial_obligation_as_reason_for_spared_life

A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Family and Kinship Order. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


sufi

  • The Persian Mystics: Jámí HOW ALEXANDER ACQUIRED HIS POWER / FOURTH GARDEN / LIBERALITY / SELF-SACRIFICE; lines 1928-1949 confidence: medium

    "I do not fear to be killed, but I have a mother, of whom no one will take care except myself."

    The condemned man says his concern is that his mother has no caregiver except him.

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