Motif
defeated king’s prophecy of future avenger
defeated_king_s_prophecy_of_future_avenger
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Personal Destiny and Kinship Prophecies. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES. / H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE.; lines 59578-59724 confidence: high
Anaraṇya, descendant of Ikṣvāku and king of Ayodhyā, chooses battle with Rāvaṇa, is defeated, says fate caused his overthrow, and predicts that Rāvaṇa will be slain by his descendant Rāma.
Anaraṇya, defeated by Rāvaṇa, predicts that Rāvaṇa will one day be slain by Anaraṇya’s descendant Rāma.
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