Motif
public reversal of a hated official
public_reversal_of_a_hated_official
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Rejected Warner and Communal Destruction. 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 7361-7460 confidence: high
Saouy tries to take the beautiful Persian by force; Noureddin pulls him from his horse, beats him, and returns home with her while the people applaud and refuse to help Saouy.
Saouy, a powerful vizir, is beaten in public, and the bystanders applaud rather than help him because they detest him.
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