Motif
boon-protected antagonist with excluded opponent class
boon_protected_antagonist_with_excluded_opponent_class
A motif of the Conditional Invulnerability and Hidden Weakness family, within the sub-family Boon protections with omitted or excluded exceptions. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XLII. The Sally. / Canto XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell.; lines 52910-53064 confidence: medium
Hanumān says that Brahmā’s boon shields Rāvaṇ from Yakṣa, god, Gandharva, and fiend, but tells him to “tremble at a Vánar still.”
Hanumān says Brahmā’s boon shields Rāvaṇ from Yakṣa, god, Gandharva, and fiend, but leaves him vulnerable to a Vānar.
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