Motif
partial petrification or marble transformation of a ruler
partial_petrification_or_marble_transformation_of_a_ruler
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family, within the sub-family Stone Transformation and Petrification. 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 1281-1407 confidence: high
The young man lifts his robe and shows the Sultan that from the waist downward he is a block of black marble.
The young king shows that from the waist downward he is a block of black marble.
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