Motif
aerial combat between monstrous abductor and bird defender
aerial_combat_between_monstrous_abductor_and_bird_defender
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted. / Canto XLIII. The Wondrous Deer. / Canto XLVI. The Guest. / Canto LI. The Combat.; lines 33256-33384 confidence: high
Rávaṇ rushes against the sovereign bird; the battle is described as storm clouds and winged mountains meeting overhead.
The combat is described overhead with bird, fiend, arrows, wings, and movement through the fields of air.
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