Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

animals sensing hidden corruption

animals_sensing_hidden_corruption

A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


hindu

  • The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XXIII. The Omens. / Canto XXIV. The Host In Sight. / Canto XXV. The Battle. / Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted.; lines 31892-31975 confidence: medium

    Woodland deer gather, gaze, follow briefly, smell a tainted breeze, and flee; the giant longs to kill them but refrains to maintain his disguise.

    The woodland deer approach and follow the disguised giant but flee after smelling a tainted breeze.

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