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... > Religion and Magic (en) > kristinusko > pyhimykset > miespuoliset pyhimykset (NIMEN kanssa) > the conversion of the young prince Josaphat by the hermit Barlaam > personal devotion of St. Barlaam & Josaphat > the conversion of the young prince Josaphat by the hermit Barlaam, who tells him the parable of the frailty of human happiness > representations of the parable of the frailty of human happiness: a man pursued by a unicorn clings to a tree in which there is a beehive dripping honey; a white and a black rat gnaw at the roots of a tree, and below yawns a chasm in which a monster lies in wait for him

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11H(BARLAAM & JOSAPHAT)311representations of the parable of the frailty of human happiness: a man pursued by a unicorn clings to a tree in which there is a beehive dripping honey; a white and a black rat gnaw at the roots of a tree, and below yawns a chasm in which a monster lies in wait for him  

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Subject

  • Barlaam (Pyhä)
  • erakko
  • hirviö
  • hunajakenno
  • Josafat (Pyhä)
  • juuri
  • kääntymys
  • keskustelu
  • kristinusko
  • kuoppa
  • mehiläispesä
  • monttu
  • musta
  • onni
  • prinssi
  • puu
  • pyhimys
  • riiputtaminen
  • ripustaminen
  • roikkuminen
  • rotta
  • ruhtinas
  • uskonto
  • valkoinen
  • yksisarvinen
  • yliluonnollinen

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  • 11H(BARLAAM & JOSAPHAT)311

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