Motif
solar deity's three-step course
solar_deity_s_three_step_course
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Cosmic, Celestial, and Solar Fire. 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 H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES; lines 62817-62940 confidence: high
The note says this is a solar allegory: Vishṇu is the sun, and the three steps are his rising, culmination, and setting.
The note explicitly interprets Vishṇu as the sun and the three steps as rising, culmination, and setting.
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