Motif
powerful being confined in a sealed vessel
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A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family, within the sub-family Sealed Containers of Beings and Dangerous Contents. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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islamicate folklore
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 806-929 confidence: high
The genius says he rebelled against the king of the genii, was shut in a copper vase, sealed with an enchanted leaden cover, and thrown into the sea.
The genius is imprisoned in a copper vase under an enchanted leaden cover and later resealed inside it.
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