Evidence
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| Tradition | Source | Passage | Confidence | Evidence | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman | The Aeneid of Virgil | BOOK FIFTH / THE GAMES OF THE FLEET / BOOK SIXTH / THE VISION OF THE UNDER WORLD; lines 3469-3560 | high | “A vast cavern is scooped in the side of the Euboïc cliff,” with a hundred passages and a hundred gates from which the Sibyl’s responses sound. | record |
| Ainu | Aino Folk-Tales | AINO FOLK-LORE. / I.--TALES ACCOUNTING FOR THE ORIGIN OF PHENOMENA. / II.--MORAL TALES. / IV.--MISCELLANEOUS TALES.; lines 1719-1809 | high | A skilled young hunter pursues a large bear through dangerous mountain heights until it disappears into a hole on a bleak mountain summit. | record |
| Islamicate Folklore | The Arabian Nights Entertainments | The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 4377-4474 | high | The mountain bounds the island on the seaward side; the rocky shore is strewn with shipwrecks, mariners' bones, merchandise, and treasure. | record |
| Islamic | The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 10798-10935 | high | The Inmates of the Cave and Al Rakim are presented as a wondrous sign; the youths enter the cave, pray for mercy and right order, and are struck with deafness in the cave for many years. | record |
| Greek/Roman | Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | DRYADES, OR TREE NYMPHS. / NYMPHS OF THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS. / NAPAEAE AND OREADES. / THE WINDS.; lines 5469-5497 | high | Aeolus is king of the Aeolian Islands; Zeus gives him command of the winds, which he keeps in a deep cave and releases by will or divine command. | record |
| Greek | The Odyssey | BOOK III / TELEMACHUS VISITS NESTOR AT PYLOS. / BOOK IV / BOOK V; lines 2289-2384 | medium | Calypso is at her loom in a cave with a hearth fire, cedar and sandalwood smoke, surrounding trees, nesting birds, grapevine, four running streams, violets, and herbage; Mercury admires the place. | record |
| Greek | The Odyssey | BOOK VII / RECEPTION OF ULYSSES AT THE PALACE OF KING ALCINOUS. / BOOK VIII / BOOK IX; lines 3996-4072 | high | The Cyclops brings firewood, drives female sheep and goats inside, leaves males outside, and rolls a huge stone to the cave mouth. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto LXX. Kabandha. / BOOK IV. / Canto V. The League. / Canto VI. The Tokens.; lines 38276-38433 | medium | Mayavi flees, Bali and Sugriva pursue him by moonlight, and Mayavi enters a grass-covered cave; Bali tells Sugriva to remain at the cavern mouth while he explores the dark recess. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto LXX. Kabandha. / BOOK IV. / Canto V. The League. / Canto VI. The Tokens.; lines 38436-38573 | high | Sugriva says he obeyed Bali's word and waited by the cave for a year; when he saw blood rush from the cavern, he barred the entrance with a stone or mountain crag and returned to Kishkindha. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XLV. The Departure. / Canto XLVII. The Return. / Canto L. The Enchanted Cave. / Canto LII. The Exit.; lines 43741-43899 | medium | Hanumán warns Angad that Vánars are fickle and will not abandon Sugríva; if Angad stays in the cave, Lakshmaṇ’s shafts will rend the walls, cleave the mountain, and pierce him. | record |