Motif
true magical event mistaken for dream or madness
true_magical_event_mistaken_for_dream_or_madness
A motif of the Dream, Vision, and Altered Perception family, within the sub-family Illusion, Daydream, and Mistaken Reality. 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 Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 5939-6063 confidence: high
Camaralzaman wakes, looks for the lady, questions the slave, beats him and ducks him in the well; the slave reports to the king that the prince claims to have seen a lady and has lost his senses.
The slave reports the prince has lost his senses, and the vizir suggests the lady was a dream, though the ring later persuades the king.
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