Motif
magical simulacrum as emotional weapon
magical_simulacrum_as_emotional_weapon
A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction family, within the sub-family Artificial Beings and Substitute Kin. 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 XXII. Ocean Threatened. / Canto XXIII. The Omens. / Canto XXVIII. The Chieftains. / Canto XXXI. The Magic Head.; lines 50853-50979 confidence: high
Ravana, troubled by fear, summons Vidyujjihva and commands him to prepare a head like Rama's with arrows and bow to show to Sita.
Vidyujjihva's magic creates a convincing head and associated weapons, used to produce grief and despair in Sita.
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