Motif
army summoned from the earth
army_summoned_from_the_earth
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Divine Aid in Battle. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
buddhist
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The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India THE GIANT CRAB / THE HYPOCRITICAL CAT / THE CROCODILE AND THE MONKEY / THE AXE, THE DRUM, THE BOWL, AND THE DIAMOND; lines 610-704 confidence: high
The young man beats the other side of the drum; the earth trembles, holes appear, fully armed warriors sprout from them, and he marches into the city, becomes king, and lives happily.
When the young man beats the other side of the drum, the earth trembles and fully armed warriors sprout from holes in the ground.
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