Motif
heroic archer slays giant champion
heroic_archer_slays_giant_champion
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 XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell. / Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused.; lines 53848-54019 confidence: high
Rama, angry but self-possessed, challenges Kumbhakarna to draw near and meet Rama face to face.
Rama directly challenges the giant Kumbhakarna and defeats him with arrows and divine missiles.
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