Motif
ruler persuaded to kill a benefactor
ruler_persuaded_to_kill_a_benefactor
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Moral Causality and Consequence. 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 1037-1152 confidence: high
The vizir tells the Greek king to beware physician Douban, suggesting the cure may later harm him, and advises sending for him and cutting off his head immediately.
The Greek king’s vizir persuades him that the physician who cured him may be dangerous, and the king decides to kill the physician.
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