Motif
supernatural servants laboring under concealed authority
supernatural_servants_laboring_under_concealed_authority
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Divine Possession and Inspiration. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XXXIII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXXIV. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 30244-30332 confidence: medium
Solomon's death is discovered only when a creeping thing of the earth gnaws his staff; when his body falls, the genii perceive their ignorance of the secret.
The genii continue in servile subjection or temple work because Solomon's death is hidden from them.
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