Motif
Liberation of captives from a man-eating demon ruler
liberation_of_captives_from_a_man_eating_demon_ruler
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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japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE QUARREL OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB / THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILES / THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE / MOMOTARO, OR THE STORY OF THE SON OF A PEACH; lines 6647-6752 confidence: high
The damsels say they are daughters of Daimios, captives of the Demon King, taken from their homes, forced to serve him, and afraid he will kill and eat them.
The damsels report that the Demon King has carried them away, enslaved them, and will kill and eat them; Momotaro frees the prisoners.
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