Motif
Multi-headed giant defeated by beheading
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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 XLIII. The Single Combats. / Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell. / Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused.; lines 54179-54354 confidence: high
Trisiras hurls a spear and wounds Hanuman with a blade; Hanuman breaks the weapon, strikes him down, takes the fallen sword, and cuts off the triple-necked monster’s crowned heads.
Trisiras is described as three-faced or triple-necked, and Hanuman cuts off his crowned heads.
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