Motif
giant hunger and cannibal war threat
giant_hunger_and_cannibal_war_threat
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Monster, Demon, and Giant Slaying. 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 XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell. / Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused.; lines 53175-53341 confidence: high
Kumbhakarṇa wakes under the unusual weight, rises yawning with hunger and thirst, is described with fierce flame and deathlike imagery, and gorges on wine, marrow, flesh, and blood.
Kumbhakarṇa wakes hungry, consumes wine, flesh, marrow, and blood, and then promises that giants will eat Vánars and drink the princes’ blood.
read in the book →