Motif
heroic single combat at a city gate
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Host Battle and Siege. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki BOOK IV. / Canto V. The League. / Canto VI. The Tokens. / Canto XI. Dundubhi.; lines 38645-38760 confidence: high
The demon goes to Kishkindhá in the semblance of a horned bull; at the gate he bellows, shakes the ground, rends the earth, and throws down nearby trees.
The demon confronts Báli at Kishkindhá’s gate, and Báli accepts the challenge and fights him directly.
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