Motif
cannibal transformation after killing a sage’s son
cannibal_transformation_after_killing_a_sage_s_son
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family. 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 H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES; lines 63192-63299 confidence: medium
Purushádak means cannibal; Kalmáshapáda was so called for spotted feet and is said to have been turned into a cannibal for killing Vaśishṭha’s son.
Kalmáshapáda is said to have been turned into a cannibal for killing the son of Vaśishṭha.
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