Comparative mythology corpus

Beauty Causing Involuntary Self Wounding

2 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Islamic The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 20308-20401 high The mistress invites the women, prepares a banquet, gives each a knife, and has Joseph appear; they cut their hands and call him not mortal but an angel; she threatens him with prison if he refuses. record
Islamic The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER XI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 20403-20499 medium Notes state that forty women were invited; Zoleikha put knives in their hands, foreseeing that surprise at Joseph's beauty would cause them to cut themselves. record