Motif
Sealed mysterious container from the water
sealed_mysterious_container_from_the_water
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamicate folklore
-
The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 690-804 confidence: high
On the fourth cast, the fisherman draws up no fish but a heavy yellow pot, fastened and sealed with lead and marked by the impression of a seal; he plans to sell it for wheat money.
The fisherman draws up a heavy yellow pot, fastened and sealed with lead and bearing a seal impression.
read in the book →