Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

jealous kin attempt poisoning of an elevated youth

jealous_kin_attempt_poisoning_of_an_elevated_youth

A motif of the Jealous Stepmother and Persecuted Child family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


persian

  • The Persian Literature, Volume 2, The Gulistan THE GULISTAN / SA'DI / INTRODUCTION / CHAPTER I; lines 335-432 confidence: high

    The king embraces the youth and declares him heir-apparent; the brothers poison his food, the sister closes a shutter as a sign, and the youth withdraws his hand from the dish.

    After the youth is declared heir-apparent, his brothers bear him a grudge and put poison into his food; his sister's sign prevents him from eating.

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