Motif
magical army summoned by instrument
magical_army_summoned_by_instrument
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Divine Aid in Battle. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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buddhist
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Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES. / THE BIRTH STORIES. / INDEX 339 / INTRODUCTION.; lines 874-988 confidence: high
The drum summons a fourfold army, the milk-bowl produces a mighty river that traps the king’s forces, and the hatchet brings the king’s head to the man’s feet.
Beating one side of the drum causes a fourfold army to stand around the man.
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