Motif
vengeance for a slain ancestor
vengeance_for_a_slain_ancestor
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
persian
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Persian Literature, Volume 1 THE DEATH OF KAI-KHOSRU / LOHURSP / GUSHTSP, AND THE FAITH OF ZERDUSHT / THE HEFT-KHAN OF ISFENDIYR; lines 12027-12095 confidence: high
Isfendiyr asks how he will reach Arjsp, calls him the oppressor and murderer of Lohursp, and threatens defeat, captivity, and desolation against the enemy realm.
Isfendiyr frames his intended attack on Arjsp as vengeance against the murderer of his grandsire Lohursp.
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The Shahnama of Firdausi, Vol. I FAR1DUN 219 / ARGUMENT / M1NUCHIHR 243 / MINIJCHIHR 253; lines 15880-15940 confidence: medium
The Shah says the throne is a brief and insubstantial thing, recalls being girded with the Grace of Faridun, and says he took vengeance on Salm and Tur for Iraj.
The Shah recalls taking vengeance on Salm and Tur for his grandsire Iraj.
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