Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

natural objects used as colossal weapons

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A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


hindu

  • The Ramayan of Valmiki Canto XLII. The Giants Roused. / Canto XLIII. The Ruin Of The Temple. / Canto XLV. The Seven Defeated. / Canto XLVI. The Captains.; lines 47376-47437 confidence: high

    Yúpáksha and Virúpáksha attack to avenge Durdhar, strike the Vánar on the breast without effect, and are killed when the Vánar tears up a tree and uses it against them.

    The Vánar tears up a tree to kill two attackers and then hurls a mountain peak to crush two more.

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