Motif
Forbidden lovers united in death
forbidden_lovers_united_in_death
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family United in Death. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
islamicate folklore
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 1972-2079 confidence: high
At the bottom of the stairs they enter a smoke-filled ante-room and then a bright chamber with a platform holding the half-burned bodies of the prince and a lady.
The uncle says the prince loved a lady whom he could not marry, and their bodies are found together half-burned in the underground tomb.
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