Motif
perilous cure trial with marriage reward and death penalty
perilous_cure_trial_with_marriage_reward_and_death_penalty
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family, within the sub-family Marriage Trials and Wedding Rites. 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 6304-6426 confidence: high
Camaralzaman proclaims that he is an astrologer come to restore Badoura's health under the condition of marrying her if he succeeds or losing his life if he fails.
The king's condition is that the successful healer marries Badoura, while failure costs the attempt maker his life; the exposed heads confirm prior deadly consequences.
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