Motif
night-renewed demonic assault in heroic battle backstory
night_renewed_demonic_assault_in_heroic_battle_backstory
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 BOOK II. / Canto I. The Heir Apparent. / Canto VI. The City Decorated. / Canto IX. The Plot.; lines 10821-10989 confidence: medium
Manthara recounts an old war of gods and demons in which Dasaratha aided the Immortals’ King, fought Sambara and the fiends, was wounded, and was saved and restored by Kaikeyi; the grateful king promised her two boons.
In the recalled battle, fiends renew strength by night and slay sleeping warriors before Dasaratha is wounded and rescued.
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