Motif
battle as divine or celestial dance
battle_as_divine_or_celestial_dance
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Supernatural Combat. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES. / H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE.; lines 59578-59724 confidence: medium
A battle is compared to a Gandharva dance; the note says Gandharvas were viewed as celestial musicians but may earlier have been heroic warriors, and adds that a Homeric expression about a war-dance before Ares is similar.
The battle is likened to a Gandharva dance, with a possible interpretation as a horrid dance of war.
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