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| Tradition | Source | Passage | Confidence | Evidence | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biblical | Deuteronomy | Deuteronomy 4:9-14 | medium | You came near and stood under the mountain. The mountain burned with fire... He declared to you his covenant. | record |
| Roman | The Aeneid of Virgil | BOOK THIRD / THE STORY OF THE SEVEN YEARS' WANDERING / BOOK FOURTH / THE LOVE OF DIDO, AND HER END; lines 2309-2389 | high | Mercury flies by Atlas, whose crest sustains the sky and whose pine-clad, clouded, snowy, river-marked, icy form is described, then descends toward the sea and Libyan shore. | record |
| Islamicate Folklore | The Arabian Nights Entertainments | The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 2842-2935 | medium | The pilot says they are lost, identifies the dark mass as the Black Mountain, and explains that its adamant draws iron and nails from ships so that they sink. | record |
| Islamicate Folklore | The Arabian Nights Entertainments | The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 4476-4585 | medium | Serendib is placed on the equinoctial line with equal days and nights; its chief city lies in a valley formed by the highest mountain in the world, in the island’s middle. | record |
| Buddhist | Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 | END OF THE STORY OF THE THOROUGHBRED. / END OF THE STORY OF THE FORD. / END OF THE STORY ON CONSTANCY. / END OF THE STORY OF THE BULL WHO WON THE BET.; lines 11905-12036 | medium | Sakka has the Titans made drunk with ambrosia and thrown down Mount Sineru to the Abode of the Titans, where they recognize the Trumpet-Flower Tree instead of heaven's Coral-Tree. | record |
| Buddhist | Buddhist birth stories; or, Jataka tales, Volume 1 | TABLE VII. / THE BODISATS. / TABLE VIII. / THE DISTANT EPOCH.; lines 4043-4161 | medium | Sumedha concludes that the ten Perfections alone are the conditions for Buddhahood, finds them in his heart, masters them in repeated orders, calls them sacrifices of limbs, property, and life, and is compared to one churning the Cakkavāla ocean with Mount Meru. | record |
| Daoist | Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer | A. L. M. / CHAPTER I. / TRANSCENDENTAL BLISS. / B.C. 1766.; lines 1155-1287 | medium | Chien Wu tells Lien Shu that Chieh Yü spoke extravagantly about a divine man living on Miao-ku-shê mountain, and Chien Wu finds the report improbable. | record |
| Daoist | Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer | CHAPTER V. / THE EVIDENCE OF VIRTUE COMPLETE. / CHAPTER VI. / THE GREAT SUPREME.; lines 3124-3270 | medium | Hsi Wei, Fu Hsi, the Great Bear, the sun and moon, K'an P'i, P'ing I, and Chien Wu obtained TAO and thereby order the universe, establish principles, keep courses, establish mountains, rule streams, or dwell on Mount T'ai. | record |
| Daoist | Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer | CHAPTER XVII. / AUTUMN FLOODS. / CHAPTER XVIII. / PERFECT HAPPINESS.; lines 7491-7622 | medium | A hunchback and a one-legged man look at the tombs of departed heroes on the K'un-lun Mountains, where the Yellow Emperor rests; loathsome ulcers suddenly break out on their left elbows. | record |
| Greek | Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica | THE PRECEPTS OF CHIRON / THE GREAT WORKS / THE IDAEAN DACTYLS / THE THEOGONY; lines 2556-2655 | medium | The Muses, children of Zeus dwelling in Olympus, are asked to grant song and narrate the origins of gods, earth, rivers, sea, stars, heaven, divine honors, and Olympus from the beginning. | record |
| Greek | The Iliad | BOOK XIII. / ARGUMENT. / BOOK XIV. / JUNO DECEIVES JUPITER BY THE GIRDLE OF VENUS.; lines 13834-13982 | medium | Juno and Sleep travel unseen through darkness to Lectos on Ida; Ida's hills, rills, mountains, and forests are described, and Sleep conceals himself in a fir as a night-bird. | record |
| Greek | The Iliad | THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 24619-24768 | medium | The note discusses heaven, Tartarus, Atlas' pillars separating earth and heaven, and Olympus as the highest earthly point blended with the seat of the gods. | record |
| Greek | The Iliad | POPES PREFACE TO THE ILIAD OF HOMER / THE ILIAD. / BOOK I. / THE CONTENTION OF ACHILLES AND AGAMEMNON.; lines 2616-2756 | medium | Achilles asks Thetis to ascend to Olympus and petition Jove, recalling that she once summoned Briareus when gods threatened Jove with chains; Briareus stood at the throne with a hundred hands and the gods dropped the fetters. | record |
| Greek | The Iliad | THE SINGLE COMBAT OF HECTOR AND AJAX. / BOOK VIII. / ARGUMENT. / THE SECOND BATTLE, AND THE DISTRESS OF THE GREEKS.; lines 8220-8319 | medium | Jove approves, takes his chariot, rides with ethereal steeds to Ida, where his fane and altar stand; he releases the steeds, sits on a cloudy point, and surveys town, tents, and seas. | record |
| Japanese | Japanese Fairy Tales | THE STORY OF URASHIMA TARO, THE FISHER LAD / THE FARMER AND THE BADGER / THE ADVENTURES OF KINTARO, THE GOLDEN BOY / THE STORY OF THE MAN WHO DID NOT WISH TO DIE; lines 2251-2371 | medium | Shin-no-Shiko asks his court for the Elixir of Life; Jofuku says hermits in Horaizan possess it, and the king sends him by junk with treasures to obtain it. | record |
| Japanese | Japanese Fairy Tales | THE FARMER AND THE BADGER / THE ADVENTURES OF KINTARO, THE GOLDEN BOY / THE STORY OF THE MAN WHO DID NOT WISH TO DIE / THE BAMBOO-CUTTER AND THE MOON-CHILD; lines 2632-2740 | medium | The Second Knight is asked to go to the Mountain of Horai in the Eastern Sea and bring a branch from a summit tree with silver roots, a gold trunk, and white jewel fruit. | record |
| Finnish/Karelian | Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland | JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 20223-20369 | medium | Ilmarinen says Louhi carried the Sampo and colored lid to Pohyola, hid them in a copper mountain secured by nine locks, and that roots grow around and beneath the hiding-place. | record |
| Finnish/Karelian | Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland | JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 24128-24317 | medium | The alder answers that the Sun and golden Moon are hidden or sleeping in the stone-berg and copper-bearing mountain of Pohyola; Wainamoinen says he will go to Northland and bring them back. | record |
| Islamic | The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 16949-17067 | medium | Moses asks to see his Lord; he is told to look toward the mountain, and when God manifests Himself to the mountain, it turns to dust and Moses falls in a swoon, then repents and affirms belief. | record |
| Islamic | The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | PUBLIC SERVICES, / AND EMINENT LITERARY ATTAINMENTS, / THE TRANSLATOR. / PREFACE; lines 3678-3891 | medium | Sura LII opens by swearing by the mountain, the written book on an outspread roll, the frequented fane, the lofty vault, and the swollen sea, then says chastisement from the Lord is imminent. | record |
| Islamic | The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | CHAPTER XV. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XVI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 21863-21948 | medium | Translator notes mention natural distinctions, fish from salt water, pearls and coral, mountains fixing the earth, stars as travel guides, and an interpretation of Nimrod's tower at Babel as a failed ascent to heaven overthrown by God. | record |
| Islamic | The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | CHAPTER XL. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XLI. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 32401-32508 | medium | God creates the earth in two days, places firmly rooted mountains in it, blesses it, and provides food for its inhabitants in four days. | record |
| Islamic | The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER LII. / ENTITLED, THE MOUNTAIN; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 34492-34610 | low | The chapter opens by swearing by Sinai, a written book in an expanded scroll, and the visited house; notes identify possible meanings of the book and the visited house, including the Caaba or a heavenly model visited by angels. | record |
| Islamic | The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / FINIS / AN INDEX / OF THE; lines 39757-39845 | medium | Earth: its creation; it remonstrates against the creation of man; it is kept steady by the mountains. | record |
| Islamic | The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / FINIS / AN INDEX / OF THE; lines 39988-40053 | low | Abu Kobeis is described as a mountain near Mecca from which Abraham proclaimed the pilgrimage. | record |
| Islamic | The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / FINIS / AN INDEX / OF THE; lines 40263-40374 | medium | Mount Sinai is lifted over the Israelites; the souls of all prophets are present at the delivery of the law to Moses there. | record |
| Islamic | The Koran (Al-Qur'an) | OF THE / SECTIONS OF THE PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE / A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS / THE KORAN.; lines 795-897 | low | Titles include “Thunder,” “Smoke,” “The Mountain,” “The Star,” “The Moon,” and “The Star which appeareth by Night.” | record |
| Roman | The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 1042-1088 | high | The fable heading summarizes that the Giants try to become masters of heaven by heaping mountains for their assault, and Jupiter buries them beneath the mountains. | record |
| Roman | The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SECOND.; lines 2999-3129 | low | Eryx is associated with a temple of Venus; Cynthus with the births of Apollo and Diana; Dindyma with Cybele, mother of the Gods; other mountains are geographically identified. | record |
| Roman | The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII | BOOK I. / BOOK II. / BOOK III. / BOOK IV.; lines 313-336 | medium | Perseus turns Atlas into a mountain, liberates Andromeda, changes seaweed into coral, and afterwards marries Andromeda. | record |
| Roman | The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SECOND.; lines 3131-3171 | high | Footnote 54 identifies Atlas as a mountain of Mauritania said, because of its height, to support the heavens. | record |
| Roman | The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 7245-7295 | high | Atlas becomes a mountain: beard and hair become woods, shoulders and hands become ridges, head becomes the summit, and bones become stones. | record |
| Roman | The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII | EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FIFTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 8229-8324 | high | Trinacria is heaped on Typhoeus's limbs; Pelorus, Pachynus, Lilybœum, and Ætna pin him down, and he emits sand and flame while struggling to throw off earth, cities, and mountains. | record |
| Roman | The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 7011-7106 | medium | Olympus is said to be used by poets for the heavens because the high mountain in Thessaly was supposed to be the abode of the Gods. | record |
| Sufi | Mystics and Saints of Islam | CHAPTER VII / CHAPTER VIII / CHAPTER IX / CHAPTER X; lines 2581-2665 | medium | Washing or refreshment in flowing waters from a fountain near a stagnant pool gives the traveller energy to cross deserts, scale Mount Kaf, and evade hell's guardians and the abyss. | record |
| Greek/Roman | Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | CONTENTS. / MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME. / PART I.--MYTHS. / INTRODUCTION.; lines 305-397 | medium | The gods have mortal-like clothing and weapons, celestial chariots, dwellings on Mount Olympus, a council-chamber for banquets with Apollo's lyre and the Muses' songs, and temples where gifts and sacrifices are offered. | record |
| Greek/Roman | Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | DIANA. / HEPHAESTUS (VULCAN). / VULCAN. / POSEIDON (NEPTUNE).; lines 3296-3398 | high | Triton, Rhoda, and Benthesicyme are children of Poseidon and Amphitrite; giant sons Otus and Ephialtes threaten the gods and try to scale heaven by piling mountains, but Apollo destroys them with arrows. | record |
| Greek/Roman | Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | HEBE (JUVENTAS). / JUVENTAS. / GANYMEDES. / THE MUSES.; lines 5052-5157 | medium | Pieria in Thrace is named as the oldest seat of their worship; the Muses dwell on Mounts Helicon, Parnassus, and Pindus, and springs such as Aganippe, Hippocrene, and Castalia are sacred to them. | record |
| Greek/Roman | Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | CRONUS (SATURN). / SATURN. / RHEA (OPS). / DIVISION OF THE WORLD.; lines 700-744 | medium | Zeus holds court on cloud-high Mount Olympus; Aides' realm is below the earth; the sea belongs to Poseidon; Olympus, Hades, and the sea are all described as mysterious realms. | record |
| Greek/Roman | Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome | RHEA (OPS). / DIVISION OF THE WORLD. / THEORIES AS TO THE ORIGIN OF MAN. / THIRD DYNASTY--OLYMPIAN DIVINITIES.; lines 900-984 | medium | Zeus' home is on cloud-wrapped Mount Olympus, extending into Aether; Zeus and Hera have the summit palace, other gods lower homes, and heroes lower palaces, all made by Hephaestus. | record |
| Norse | Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas | CHAPTER XXVI: THE SIGURD SAGA / CHAPTER XXVII: THE STORY OF FRITHIOF / CHAPTER XXVIII: THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS / CHAPTER XXIX: GREEK AND NORTHERN MYTHOLOGIES; lines 12980-13082 | medium | Northern giants are compared with Titans; Atlas is said to become a mountain, and the Riesengebirge are said to be formed from giants whose movements shed snow as avalanches. | record |
| Greek | The Odyssey | BOOK X / AEOLUS, THE LAESTRYGONES, CIRCE. / BOOK XI / THE VISIT TO THE DEAD.88; lines 4969-5068 | high | Iphimedeia, wife of Aloeus, boasts of Neptune's embrace and bears Otus and Ephialtes; the giant youths threaten Olympus and try to pile Ossa on Olympus and Pelion on Ossa to scale heaven, but Apollo kills them before maturity. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XXXII. The Gift Of The Treasures. / Canto XXXVII. The Coats Of Bark. / Canto XLVI. The Halt. / Canto XLIX. The Crossing Of The Rivers.; lines 18218-18358 | medium | Rama addresses Sita and Lakshman, describing flowering trees, fruit, honeycombs, wild birds, elephants, and Chitrakuta’s peaks in the cloud, and says the holy shade will make them happy. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto LXXXII. The Departure. / Canto LXXXIII. The Journey Begun. / Canto LXXXV. Guha And Bharat. / Canto XC. The Hermitage.; lines 23088-23203 | medium | The hill is described with birds, lofty summits, many mineral colors, crystal and topaz-like brilliance, and wild animals including bear, tiger, hyena, deer, and antelope. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XXVI. The Coronation. / Canto XXVIII. The Rains. / Canto XXXI. The Envoy. / Canto XXXVII. The Gathering.; lines 42237-42366 | medium | As the Vanaras travel to rouse distant forces, they see a wondrous tree on a Himalayan summit; that sacred height is described as the place of Mahesvar's glorious rite, witnessed by the gods in heaven. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XXVIII. The Rains. / Canto XXXI. The Envoy. / Canto XXXVII. The Gathering. / Canto XL. The Army Of The East.; lines 42607-42771 | high | A triple-headed golden palm rises from the mountain crest as a divine measuring rod; the golden eastern steep and peak Saumanas are associated with Vishnu’s first step through the universe and second step on Meru. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XXXI. The Envoy. / Canto XXXVII. The Gathering. / Canto XL. The Army Of The East. / Canto XLI. The Army Of The South.; lines 42772-42919 | medium | Mahendra is described as planted in the sea by Agastya's decree, glowing gold, resisting the waves, covered with blooming creepers and trees, and visited by Yakshas, gods, heavenly maids, and Indra's presence. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XXXVII. The Gathering. / Canto XL. The Army Of The East. / Canto XLI. The Army Of The South. / Canto XLII. The Army Of The West.; lines 42922-43030 | high | Sixty thousand golden hills are seen, brilliant like the morning sun, with King Meru, best of mountains, in their midst. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XL. The Army Of The East. / Canto XLI. The Army Of The South. / Canto XLII. The Army Of The West. / Canto XLIII. The Army Of The North.; lines 43033-43125 | medium | At Kailasa stands a gold-decked palace made for King Kuvera; lotus waters with swans and mallards are visited by Apsarases, and Vaisravana lives there with the Guhyakas. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto LII. The Exit. / Canto LXIV. The Sea. / Canto LXV. The Council. / BOOK V.(787); lines 44748-44920 | medium | Maináka says mountains once flew with wings, but Indra cut their pinions; the Wind saved Maináka by placing him under the ocean, preserving his wings. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto LVIII. The Feast Of Honey. / Canto LXV. The Tidings. / BOOK VI.(895) / Canto IV. The March.; lines 48588-48746 | medium | The lords dismiss Rávan’s fear, describe his army, and recall his victories over the Serpent-Gods, Mount Kailása, Kuvera and Yakshas, his taking of the magic car, and Maya’s marriage alliance through his daughter. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XXVIII. The Chieftains. / Canto XXXI. The Magic Head. / Canto XXXVII. Preparations. / Canto XXXVIII. The Ascent Of Suvela.; lines 51503-51674 | medium | The chiefs reach Suvela's head and gaze on Lanka, seeing gates, ramparts, hosts skilled in war, and giant defenders; they shout defiance. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell. / Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused. / Canto LXXIV. The Medicinal Herbs.; lines 54549-54683 | medium | Jambavan tells Hanuman to fly over the sea to Himalaya, where Kailasa and Rishabh stand, and to find between them a radiant mountain clothed with rare herbs. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XLIV. The Night. / Canto L. The Broken Spell. / Canto LX. Kumbhakarna Roused. / Canto LXXIV. The Medicinal Herbs.; lines 54549-54683 | medium | Hanuman searches for the herbs, but they hide from him; he angrily threatens the mountain and tears away its huge head with its life, snakes, elephants, and golden ore. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | SCHLEGEL. / GORRESIO. / HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES.; lines 57936-58038 | high | In the tortoise avatar Vishnu supports Mount Mandara at the ocean bottom while gods and demons use Vasuki as a rope to churn the waters for amrita and other sacred things. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | SCHLEGEL. / GORRESIO. / HIPPOLYTE FAUCHE. / ADDITIONAL NOTES.; lines 58112-58192 | medium | The note describes avatár examples: a gigantic tortoise sustaining Mount Mandar in the ocean, a fish recovering the lost Veda from the sea and saving mankind from waters, and an avatár effected through a mysterious vase and magic liquor. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XXXIX. The Sons Of Sagar. / Canto XL. The Cleaving Of The Earth. / Canto XLI. Kapil. / Canto XLV. The Quest Of The Amrit.; lines 6134-6289 | high | They seized 'the Serpent King, / Vásuki, for their churning-string, / And Mandar’s mountain for their pole.' | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES; lines 62092-62214 | high | Mount Meru, like Kailāsa, is placed in lofty regions north of the Himālayas; Meru and Kailāsa are called the two Indian Olympi and celebrated in Indian traditions and myths. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES; lines 62817-62940 | medium | Agastya is described as a mythic personage found in many nations; the Vindhyan mountains prostrated before him; he is regent of Canopus and later friend and helper of Ráma. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | Canto XL. The Cleaving Of The Earth. / Canto XLI. Kapil. / Canto XLV. The Quest Of The Amrit. / Canto XLVII. Sumati.; lines 6396-6572 | low | Diti asks Indra that the blighted bud cleft into seven become seven fair spirits, Maruts or gods of storms, assigned to heavenly regions and the lower air. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426.; lines 64029-64181 | high | The note identifies a mountain used by the gods as a churning stick at the Churning of the Ocean. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 64572-64708 | medium | Some mountains are called fabulous or unidentified; Sugrīva’s list is said to range from Kailās, Kuvera’s residence, to Mahendra, and from the eastern sunrise mountain to the western sunset mountain. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 64710-64863 | high | Jambudwīpa is the central continent; at its centre is golden Meru, crowned by the great city of Brahmā. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 64865-64999 | high | Meru stands in the centre of Jambudwipa and the earth; the sun travels round the world keeping Meru on his right, producing relative regions of light and darkness. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | FOOTNOTES / ILIAD. XVII. 426. / GORRESIO. / MACBETH.; lines 65549-65703 | medium | Ravan once upheaved and shook Mount Kailasa, Siva and Uma’s favored dwelling, and was cursed by the offended goddess. | record |
| Hindu | The Ramayan of Valmiki | CONTENTS / INVOCATION.(1) / BOOK I.(6) / OM.(8); lines 690-862 | medium | Chitrakuta grows bright with Rama, Lakshman, and Sita and is compared to Meru’s sacred peaks shining with gods beneath them. | record |
| Persian | Persian Literature, Volume 1 | Zal, the son of Sam; exposure on Alberz, Simurgh fosterage, and return | medium | Sam leaves the mocked child on Alberz, but the Simurgh pities him on the rock and carries him to its own habitation. | record |