Motif
supernatural cosmic steed
supernatural_cosmic_steed
A motif of the Ascent and Heavenly Journey family, within the sub-family Celestial Steeds, Chariots, and Boats. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
sufi
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The Persian Mystics: Jámí THE COMING OF THE BELOVED / THE WAYS OF LOVE / THE BEAUTY OF ZULAIKHA / SELF DIES IN LOVE; lines 1516-1594 confidence: high
In “The Horse of Yúsuf,” Yúsuf's steed is described as a fairy courser through space, of no earthly breed, black and white like day and night, adorned with moon and star imagery, planet-flashing hoof-strokes, and lightning-fast motion from east to west.
Yúsuf's horse is a fairy steed of no earthly breed, marked by moon, star, planet, day-night, and lightning imagery.
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The Persian Mystics: Jámí THE COMING OF THE BELOVED / THE WAYS OF LOVE / THE BEAUTY OF ZULAIKHA / SELF DIES IN LOVE; lines 1516-1594 confidence: high
Yusuf has a fairy steed in his stalls, a courser of no earthly breed, black and white with day-night patches, and described through celestial comparisons including Virgo, moon, stars, planets, and new moons.
Yusuf's horse is a fairy steed of no earthly breed, patterned with day-night and celestial images, and able to move with lightning-like speed from east to west.
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