Motif
Personification of natural forces in epic figures
personification_of_natural_forces_in_epic_figures
A motif of the Fate Figures and Cosmic Weaving family, within the sub-family Fate Governing Cosmic Time, History, and Natural Forces. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
hindu
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The Ramayan of Valmiki HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES. / H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE.; lines 60124-60157 confidence: medium
The passage says the epic sometimes created beings, embodied ideal conceptions, personified natural forces, exaggerated figures, and introduced older Vedic personages into the Ramayan, with comparisons to the Sháhnámah and medieval epics.
The commentator states that some persons in the Rámáyan may be personifications of the forces of nature or exaggerated beyond human proportions.
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