Motif
marvelous animal lure
marvelous_animal_lure
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Baits, Traps, and Predatory Lures. 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 XXIV. The Host In Sight. / Canto XXV. The Battle. / Canto XXVIII. Khara Dismounted. / Canto XLIII. The Wondrous Deer.; lines 31978-32077 confidence: high
Sítá, while gathering flowers, gazes at a marvelous deer with silver and golden hues and calls Ráma and Lakshmaṇ to come see it; the brothers come and see the deer.
The extraordinary deer fascinates Sítá, causes her to ask Ráma to obtain it, and then beguiles Ráma when he looks again.
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