Motif
hero defeats a numerically matched band of demonic foes
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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.
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hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XII. The Heavenly Bow. / Canto XVI. Winter. / Canto XVIII. The Mutilation. / Canto XIX. The Rousing Of Khara.; lines 28993-29034 confidence: high
Fourteen fierce giants threaten and rush at Ráma with scimitar and spear; they throw spears, and Ráma’s twice-seven shafts cut down every javelin.
Ráma is attacked by fourteen giants and answers with fourteen arrows that kill them.
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