Motif
Combat test with a great spirit
combat_test_with_a_great_spirit
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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filipino
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Philippine Folk Tales Philippine Folk Tales / PREFACE / CONTENTS / TINGUIAN; lines 1733-1861 confidence: high
Kaboniyan, a great spirit, challenges Sayen by the river, throws a huge spear and head-ax, and then fights Sayen face to face until neither can overcome the other.
Kaboniyan, a great spirit, tests Sayen with huge thrown weapons and then fights him until neither can defeat the other.
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