Motif
lone hero against overwhelming demon host
lone_hero_against_overwhelming_demon_host
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Lone Hero Against Many. 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 XIX. The Rousing Of Khara. / Canto XXI. The Rousing Of Khara. / Canto XXIII. The Omens. / Canto XXIV. The Host In Sight.; lines 29362-29521 confidence: high
Ráma tells Lakshmaṇ to take arrows and bow and go with the Maithil lady to a mountain cave under thick trees; he orders obedience and says he wishes to fight alone until the fiends are overthrown.
Ráma sends away Lakshmaṇ and Sítá, declares he will fight alone, and is viewed by the heavenly assembly as one hero facing fourteen thousand giants.
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