Motif
Outnumbered hero fighting multiple adversaries
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A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Lone Hero Against Many. 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
Rakshas chiefs seek vengeance; Angad fights Devantak, Trisiras, and Mahodar with a tree, stones, and a tusk; Devantak deflects missiles with his club; Trisiras wounds Angad with three arrows.
Angad stands against three foes and continues fighting despite wounds.
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