Motif
supernatural night discovery of a sleeping beauty
supernatural_night_discovery_of_a_sleeping_beauty
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Forbidden and Transgressive Love. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
islamicate folklore
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The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 5704-5813 confidence: high
A deep well in the tower is Maimoune's favorite resort; near midnight she rises from it, notices the light in the prince's room, and enters without waking the slave at the threshold.
Maimoune rises at night, enters the prince's room, uncovers his face, admires his beauty, kisses him, and departs.
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