Motif
bird-like aerial messenger
bird_like_aerial_messenger
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Animal and Nature Helpers. 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 BOOK VI.(895) / Canto IV. The March. / Canto XI. The Summons. / Canto XX. The Spies.; lines 49782-49893 confidence: medium
Śuka, with wings and bird plumage, flies through the air over the sea, stands above Sugrīva, speaks the message, and is struck on head and wings by the Vānars and brought down.
Śuka is described with wings and bird plumage, flies over the sea, and delivers Rāvaṇ’s message from the air.
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