Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

hungry traveller received by a hospitable host

hungry_traveller_received_by_a_hospitable_host

A motif of the Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

2 occurrences

1 traditions


persian

  • The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan XXVIII / XXXIII / XXXIV / XXXVI; lines 1998-2018 confidence: high

    A dervish comes to stay at the house of a hospitable master; the guests are learned and witty men repeating jests or anecdotes.

    The dervish arrives after desert travel, is nearly famished, and is received in a house explicitly described as hospitable.

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  • The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan XXVIII / XXXIII / XXXIV / XXXVI; lines 1998-2018 confidence: high

    A dervish comes to lodge where the master of the house is hospitable.

    The passage centers on a famished dervish arriving after desert travel at the home of a hospitable man and being given food.

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