Motif
Petrification of failed seekers
petrification_of_failed_seekers
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family, within the sub-family Rescue Quests and Passage Through Hostile Obstacles. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
islamicate folklore
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 10838-10945 confidence: high
On the twentieth day Prince Perviz meets the dervish, asks where to find the Talking Bird, Singing Tree, and Golden Water, is warned that Bahman and other seekers became black stones, and is told not to heed the voices on the mountain; the dervish gives him a ball.
The dervish says previous seekers became black stones, and Prince Perviz is transformed into a black stone after turning toward the voice.
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 10838-10945 confidence: high
Perviz identifies the previous seeker as his elder brother; the dervish says the brother is changed into a black stone, warns Perviz not to heed clamorous voices up the mountain, and gives him a ball.
The dervish says prior seekers, including Bahman, became black stones, and Perviz and his horse become black stones after he turns.
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