Motif
monstrous forest man-eater confronting heroes
monstrous_forest_man_eater_confronting_heroes
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Monster, Demon, and Giant Slaying. 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 CXII. The Sandals. / Canto CXIX. The Forest. / BOOK III. / Canto I. The Hermitage.; lines 26237-26396 confidence: high
In the thickets Rama sees a giant Rakshasa, vast as a mountain peak, hideous, sunken-eyed, loud-voiced, and wearing a bloody tiger hide.
Viradha is a huge Rakshasa carrying slaughtered animals, says he eats saints, and attacks the traveling party.
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