Motif
sealed spirit vessel
sealed_spirit_vessel
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
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Story of the Fisherman: sealed jar, murderous genius, and return to the vessel confidence: high
The pot is sealed with lead; when opened, it releases smoke that rises, spreads over sea and shore, and condenses into a giant genius.
A supernatural being is confined in a lead-sealed vessel under a royal seal and released only when a human opens it.
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