Motif
misrecognition based on extraordinary beauty
misrecognition_based_on_extraordinary_beauty
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Beloved Imagery and Poetry. 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 III. The Guardian Goddess. / Canto IV. Within The City. / Canto VI. The Court. / Canto VIII. The Enchanted Car.; lines 45535-45580 confidence: high
The Vánar sees her as fairest and thinks: “The Maithil queen must surely be.”
The Vánar judges Mandodarí to be the sought Maithil queen because her beauty surpasses the other royal ladies.
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