Motif
jealous supernatural lover or captor
jealous_supernatural_lover_or_captor
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Jealousy and Rivalry. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamicate folklore
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 2193-2294 confidence: high
The princess says escape is impossible and tells him to hide in the forest every tenth day because the jealous genius will not allow a man near her.
The genius is described as jealous, refuses to allow men near the princess, and reacts violently when he finds signs of another man.
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