Motif
divine hero carried by animal or allied bearer
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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Animal and Nature Helpers. 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 53066-53172 confidence: high
Hanuman tells Rama to ascend his back and ride like Vishnu on Garuda; Rama rides him and challenges Ravana to pay the penalty of sin and face death.
Hanuman invites Rama to mount his back and explicitly compares the scene to Vishnu borne on Garuda's wing.
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