Comparative mythology corpus

Formulaic Repetition In Epic Poetry

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Hindu The Ramayan of Valmiki H. H. WILSON. / THE SUPPLIANT DOVE. / INDEX OF PRINCIPAL NAMES / FOOTNOTES; lines 63078-63190 high An editor notes that sixteen lines recur from Canto XLVIII and calls the repetition of several lines a Homeric custom. record