Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Construction of a bridge across the sea

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A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


hindu

  • The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XI. The Summons. / Canto XX. The Spies. / Canto XXI. Ocean Threatened. / Canto XXII. Ocean Threatened.; lines 50127-50183 confidence: high

    A hundred-league bridge is built with huge rocks, hill fragments, and trees; the work grows by measured stages and is completed on the fifth day.

    The passage states that a hundred-league bridge of great strength is built across the ocean and later crossed by the hosts.

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