Motif
Heroic destruction of an enemy sanctuary
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Supernatural Combat. 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 XXXIII. The Colloquy. / Canto XLI. The Ruin Of The Grove. / Canto XLII. The Giants Roused. / Canto XLIII. The Ruin Of The Temple.; lines 47228-47324 confidence: high
The Wind-God’s son scales a temple standing amid the ruined wood, high as Meru, and shouts that he is the slave of Kośal’s king.
A single Vānara warrior scales the temple, defeats its armed defenders, tears out a pillar, brings fire over the structure, and kills many giants.
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